Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,410.55 to $2,126.00, with a median of $1,768.28. The lowest listed price is at St. Peter's Health — $357.73 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $1,625.49 at 21 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 11, 2025 and Dec 11, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Helena, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Health lowest Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 CT SCAN - HEAD SCAN | $1,410.55 | $1,659.47 | $461.23 | 15% | — source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC CTA HEAD W/WO CONTRAST | $1,412.72 | $1,662.02 | $178.02 | 15% | — source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT · (406) 266-3186 CT scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | $2,126.00 | $2,126.00 | $1,488.20–$2,126.00 | — | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,410.55, median $1,768.28, highest $2,126.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,412.72. 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 0 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.