Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,641.05 to $5,863.34, with a median of $1,790.61. The lowest listed price is at Jerold Phelps Community Hospital — $149.56 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,097.94 at 208 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Jul 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital lowest Garberville, CA · (707) 923-3921 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST | $1,641.05 | $2,051.31 | $1,641.05–$2,051.31 | 20% | — source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,787.04 | $3,504.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,794.18 | $3,518.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,790.72 | $5,472.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $3,066.12 | $6,012.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 CTA BRAIN W/ IV CONTRAST | $5,863.34 | $5,863.34 | $226.19–$4,397.51 | — | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,641.05, median $1,790.61, highest $5,863.34 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,928.42. 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 1 of 2 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.