Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Grand Junction, CO

In Grand Junction, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $372.40 to $2,063.04, with a median of $1,217.72. The lowest listed price is at Family Health West Hospital — $845.32 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $2,364.52 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$372.40Family Health West Hospital
Median$1,217.72half pay less
Highest$2,063.04in this market
Difference5.5×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 Grand Junction, CO.

median
Lowest $372.40Highest $2,142.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST $372.40 $532.00 — 30% —
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Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO · (970) 644-3011 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITH CONTRAST $2,063.04 $3,684.00 $156.50–$2,800.00 44% —
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Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC CTA HEAD W/WO CONTRAST $2,142.70 $3,061.00 — 30% —
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Outpatient: lowest $372.40, median $1,217.72, highest $2,063.04 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $372.40. 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 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.