Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Plainview, TX

In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,572.48 to $1,572.48, with a median of $1,572.48. Across Texas, the median is $2,824.50 at 285 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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.

Lowest$1,572.48Covenant Hospital Plainview
Median$1,572.48half pay less
Highest$1,572.48in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST $1,572.48 $3,744.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,572.48, median $1,572.48, highest $1,572.48.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,572.48. 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.