Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient: from $212.62 to $1,294.80, with a median of $294.86. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $82.24 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,577.10 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 70496, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 70496 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD Tech+1 more line at this price source file | $212.62 | $890.00 | $145.72–$740.75 | 76% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 70496 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD Tech source file | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 CT Angio Brain/Head - Report source file | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC CTA HEAD W/WO CONTRAST source file | $1,294.80 | $2,158.00 | $880.46–$1,834.30 | 40% |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC CTA HEAD W/WO CONTRAST source file | $1,294.80 | $2,158.00 | $1,402.70–$1,834.30 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $212.62, median $294.86, highest $1,294.80 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $294.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70496 ($1,829.64). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA70496 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD Tech | $152.72 | file |