Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Omaha, NE

In Omaha, NE-IA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $350.00 to $3,342.00, with a median of $1,198.68. The lowest listed price is at Midwest Surgical Hospital — $848.68 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,828.25 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 7 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026.

Lowest$350.00Midwest Surgical Hospital
Median$1,198.68half pay less
Highest$3,342.00in this market
Difference9.5×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 Omaha, NE-IA.

median
Lowest $350.00Highest $3,342.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Midwest Surgical Hospital lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD $350.00 $1,968.00 $181.25–$1,097.00 82% —
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Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 CT scan of blood vessels of head with contrast $682.50 $1,050.00 $262.50–$2,711.63 35% Aug 10, 2026
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Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 CT scan of blood vessels of head with contrast $682.50 $1,050.00 $262.50–$2,711.63 35% Aug 10, 2026
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Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 CT Exam $964.80 $3,216.00 $339.62–$2,251.20 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 CT Exam $1,157.76 $3,216.00 $339.62–$2,251.20 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 CT Exam $1,157.76 $3,216.00 $339.62–$2,251.20 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,198.68 $2,854.00 $146.61–$2,425.90 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,198.68 $2,854.00 $169.01–$2,425.90 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,198.68 $2,854.00 $150.18–$2,425.90 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,198.68 $2,854.00 $150.18–$2,425.90 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,198.68 $2,854.00 $144.98–$2,425.90 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,198.68 $2,854.00 $144.98–$2,425.90 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $1,860.53 $3,797.00 $1,328.95–$3,721.06 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 CT scan of blood vessels of head with contrast $2,379.49 $2,974.36 $1,397.95–$2,914.87 20% Jul 15, 2026
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Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 CT Angio Brain/Head $2,676.75 $3,569.00 — 25% —
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Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC CT ANGIO HEAD W WO CONTRAST $3,342.00 $3,342.00 $182.14–$3,342.00 — Jul 20, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $350.00, median $1,198.68, highest $3,342.00 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,198.68. 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 13 of 14 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.