Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in El Paso, TX

In El Paso, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $414.77 to $12,267.00, with a median of $6,356.39. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $5,941.62 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,381.40 at 263 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$414.77University Medical Center Surgical Hospital

Median$6,356.39half of hospitals charge less

Highest$12,267.00in this market

Difference29.6×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 El Paso, TX.

median

Lowest $414.77Highest $12,267.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH CTA HEAD W/CON & W/O IF PERFOR File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file	$414.77	$2,073.85	$126.03–$1,097.07	80%
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CTA HEAD W&W/O CONTRAST File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file	$445.78	$2,228.90	$126.03–$1,225.90	80%
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CTA HEAD W&W/O CONTRAST File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file	$445.78	$2,228.90	$126.03–$1,225.90	80%
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MSU CTA HEAD W/CON & W/O IF PERFOR File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file	$772.03	$3,860.15	$126.03–$2,123.08	80%
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MSU CTA HEAD W/CON & W/O IF PERFOR File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file	$772.03	$3,860.15	$126.03–$2,123.08	80%
Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$12,267.00	$12,267.00	$10,426.95	—
Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$12,267.00	$12,267.00	$10,426.95	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $414.77, median $6,356.39, highest $12,267.00 — a 29.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $430.28. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.

11 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70496 ($1,825.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Hospital	Cash price	File
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$114.05	file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$130.01	file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$130.01	file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCE	$152.46	file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$152.46	file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCE	$152.46	file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$152.46	file
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXCTV HEAD W/IV & POST PROCESS	$163.00	file
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXCTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCESS	$163.00	file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$163.13	file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE CTA HEAD W IV & POST PROCES	$163.13	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.