Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Elizabeth City, NC

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,503.50 to $1,503.50, with a median of $1,503.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $2,094.23 at 67 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,503.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$1,503.50half pay less
Highest$1,503.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $1,503.50Highest $1,503.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgr-Cta Head W/Wo Inc Post Proc $1,503.50 $3,007.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgr-Stroke Cta Head W/Wo Inc Post $1,503.50 $3,007.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,503.50, median $1,503.50, highest $1,503.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,503.50. 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.