Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Portland, OR

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,416.35 to $5,197.40, with a median of $1,726.50. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $310.15 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,866.68 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 Mar 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,416.35Legacy Emanuel Medical Center + 3 more

Median$1,726.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$5,197.40in this market

Difference3.7×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

median

Lowest $1,416.35Highest $5,353.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HEAD CTA WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,416.35	$2,179.00	—	35%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC HEAD CTA WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,416.35	$2,179.00	—	35%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HEAD CTA WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,416.35	$2,179.00	—	35%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC HEAD CTA WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,416.35	$2,179.00	—	35%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC HEAD CTA WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,560.65	$2,401.00	—	35%
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,726.50	$2,302.00	—	25%
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,726.50	$2,302.00	—	25%
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,726.50	$2,302.00	—	25%
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,726.50	$2,302.00	—	25%
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,726.50	$2,302.00	—	25%
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB CT Cta Head Wwo Contrast File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file	$2,062.45	$3,173.00	$157.57–$3,173.00	35%
Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD source file	$2,131.70	$2,131.70	$155.20–$679.00	—
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB CT Cta Head Wwo Contrast source file	$2,232.10	$3,434.00	$152.07–$3,434.00	35%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST source file	$2,498.15	$2,939.00	$294.00–$950.00	15%
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST source file	$2,498.15	$2,939.00	$294.00–$950.00	15%
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITH CONTRAST source file	$5,197.40	$7,996.00	$77.80–$631.06	35%
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD source file	$5,353.40	$8,236.00	$77.80–$631.06	35%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $1,416.35, median $1,726.50, highest $5,197.40 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,726.50. 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 2 of 6 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.