Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient: from $1,321.80 to $1,479.60, with a median of $1,321.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $1,808.40 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 70496, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,321.80Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital + 3 more

Median$1,321.80half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,479.60in this market

Difference1.1×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 Richmond, VA.

median

Lowest $1,321.80Highest $1,479.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,321.80	$2,203.00	—	40%
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,321.80	$2,203.00	—	40%
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,321.80	$2,203.00	—	40%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,321.80	$2,203.00	—	40%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Cta Head W & W/O Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,479.60	$4,932.00	—	70%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $1,321.80, median $1,321.80, highest $1,479.60 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $8,705.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.