Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in McAllen, TX
In McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $2,291.74 to $16,779.20, with a median of $9,535.47. The lowest listed price is at Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley — $7,243.73 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,824.50 at 285 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 6, 2025 and Sep 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley lowest Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Cta Head WO/W Ce & Ipp | $2,291.74 | $11,458.72 | $165.82–$178.55 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 CTA HEAD | $16,779.20 | $16,779.20 | $1,174.54–$14,262.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 CTA HEAD VIZ AI TECH | $18,370.17 | $18,370.17 | $1,285.91–$15,614.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,291.74, median $9,535.47, highest $16,779.20 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70496 ($1,845.91). 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.
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TXCT ANGIO CEREBRAL | $175.00 | file |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TXHc Ct Angio,Head Combo,Incl Image Process | $175.00 | file |