Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Santa Rosa, CA

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $622.20 to $8,435.00, with a median of $4,110.74. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $3,488.54 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,097.94 at 208 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and May 22, 2026.

Lowest$622.20Healdsburg Hospital
Median$4,110.74half pay less
Highest$8,435.00in this market
Difference13.6×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

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Lowest $622.20Highest $9,036.69

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 70496 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST $622.20 $1,220.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST $1,353.54 $2,654.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST $1,559.07 $3,057.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST $3,231.87 $6,337.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/CONTRAST/NONCONTRAST $4,989.60 $8,910.00 $393.00–$1,230.00 44% —
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Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 576-4000 HCHG CTA HEAD/BRAIN W AND WO CONTR $6,173.00 $6,173.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST $7,906.53 $15,503.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma, CA · (707) 935-5000 CT scan of blood vessels of head with contrast $8,435.00 $12,050.00 $236.37–$21,690.00 30% May 22, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W CONTRAST $9,036.69 $17,719.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $622.20, median $4,110.74, highest $8,435.00 — a 13.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $6,173.00. 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 1 of 2 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.