Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Defiance, OH

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $726.60 to $726.60, with a median of $726.60. Across Ohio, the median is $1,330.80 at 133 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$726.60Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$726.60half pay less
Highest$726.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont $726.60 $1,211.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $726.60, median $726.60, highest $726.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $827.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

A head CTA uses contrast dye and fast CT scanning to show the blood vessels of the brain. It is used in suspected stroke, for aneurysms and for sudden severe headache.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.