Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $230.00 to $6,604.00, with a median of $1,698.69. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center — $1,468.69 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,824.50 at 285 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $230.00 | $1,629.00 | — | 86% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $230.00 | $9,608.00 | — | 98% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $684.18 | $1,629.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,530.90 | $3,645.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,866.48 | $4,444.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $4,035.36 | $9,608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST | $4,035.36 | $9,608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ct Angio,Head Combo - Ct Head Angio W And Wo Iv Contrast | $6,604.00 | $6,604.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $230.00, median $1,698.69, highest $6,604.00 — a 28.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,950.92. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.