Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Florence, SC — inpatient

In Florence, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient: from $2,715.50 to $2,849.94, with a median of $2,782.72. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center — $67.22 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,069.60 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70496, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,715.50MUSC Health Florence Medical Center

Median$2,782.72half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,849.94in 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 Florence, SC.

median

Lowest $2,715.50Highest $2,849.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center lowest Florence, SC · (843) 674-2500 HB CTA HEAD W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,715.50	$5,431.00	—	50%
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC · (843) 777-2900 HC CT ANGIO,HEAD COMBO - CT HEAD ANGIO W AND WO IV CONTRAST source file	$2,849.94	$4,014.00	$153.96–$3,696.00	29%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $2,715.50, median $2,782.72, highest $2,849.94.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,782.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.