Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $219.31 to $14,872.27, with a median of $2,515.72. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $2,296.41 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $1,097.79 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 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 Oct 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN BCE CTA Head w/ + w/o Contrast 70496+1 more line at this price File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $219.31 | $682.00 | $253.84–$584.01 | 68% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 CT ANGIO BRAIN/HEAD source file | $565.50 | $942.50 | $152.66–$848.25 | 40% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 CT ANGIO HEAD source file | $779.28 | $2,597.60 | $204.63–$1,029.47 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 CT ANGIO HEAD source file | $779.51 | $2,598.35 | $204.63–$762.71 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 CTA HEAD source file | $1,097.79 | $3,659.30 | $167.55–$762.71 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC CTA HEAD W&W/O CONTRAST File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $1,148.40 | $3,960.00 | $86.64–$3,168.00 | 71% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 CT Angio Brain/Head File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,859.40 | $3,099.00 | — | 40% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 CTA HEAD W/WO CONTRAST source file | $2,032.16 | $3,604.20 | $1,452.49–$3,423.99 | 44% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC CTA HEAD W&W/O CONTRAST File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $2,138.40 | $3,960.00 | $85.98–$3,168.00 | 46% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing source file | $2,158.64 | $9,264.54 | $312.00 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing source file | $2,515.72 | $7,716.94 | $593.02 | 67% |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,901.37 | $3,901.37 | $273.10–$3,199.12 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing source file | $3,915.62 | $7,723.12 | $312.00 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 CTA HEAD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,473.31 | $4,473.31 | $341.20–$4,115.45 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $10,925.81 | $10,925.81 | $2,011.44–$9,614.71 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,239.52 | $11,239.52 | $2,069.20–$11,014.73 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,265.48 | $11,265.48 | $2,073.97–$11,265.48 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,728.87 | $11,728.87 | $2,159.28–$10,790.56 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12,673.63 | $12,673.63 | $2,333.22–$11,659.74 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,863.58 | $14,863.58 | $341.20–$13,674.49 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 CTA HEAD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,872.27 | $14,872.27 | $2,737.98–$13,087.60 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $219.31, median $2,515.72, highest $14,872.27 — a 67.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,859.40. 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 6 of 20 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.