Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Lexington, NE

In Lexington, NE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $3,033.00 to $3,477.12, with a median of $3,150.00. The lowest listed price is at Cozad Community Hospital — $117.00 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,828.25 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Dec 28, 2025 and Dec 28, 2025.

Lowest$3,033.00Cozad Community Hospital
Median$3,150.00half pay less
Highest$3,477.12in this market
Difference1.1×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 Lexington, NE.

median
Lowest $3,033.00Highest $3,477.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cozad Community Hospital lowest Cozad, NE · (308) 784-2261 Cta Brain Wo W $3,033.00 $3,370.00 $1,887.00–$3,370.00 10% —
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Gothenburg Health Gothenburg, NE · (308) 537-3661 Ct Angio Head W/ + W/o Cont $3,150.00 $3,500.00 $2,148.00–$3,360.00 10% —
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Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington, NE · (308) 324-5651 CT Angio Brain/Head $3,477.12 $3,622.00 $1,811.00–$3,622.00 4% Dec 28, 2025
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Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington, NE · (308) 324-5651 CT Angio Head/Neck $3,477.12 $3,622.00 $1,811.00–$3,622.00 4% Dec 28, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $3,033.00, median $3,150.00, highest $3,477.12 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.