Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient: from $975.90 to $975.90, with a median of $975.90. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital - Savannah and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $1,579.05 at 76 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70496, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$975.90St Josephs Hospital - Savannah + 1 more
Median$975.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$975.90in this market
Difference1.0×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 Savannah, GA.

median
Lowest $975.90Highest $1,126.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Cta Head W/Wo With Ct Head+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $975.90 $3,253.00 — 70%
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Cta Head W/Wo With Ct Head+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file $975.90 $3,253.00 — 70%
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 CTA Carotid/Circle of Willis File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,126.50 $3,755.00 — 70%
Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 CTA Carotid/Circle of Willis File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file $1,126.50 $3,755.00 — 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 $975.90, median $975.90, highest $975.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $975.90 — 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.