Scans and imagingCPT 70496Inpatient — admitted to hospital
Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Washington, NC — inpatient
In Washington, NC, 1 hospital
lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient:
from $2,953.16 to
$2,953.16, with a median of
$2,953.16.
Across North Carolina, the median is $2,094.23 at
67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1
facility
for code 70496,
as an inpatient (admitted to hospital)
.
Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files
themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and
Apr 1, 2026.
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 $2,953.16, median $2,953.16,
highest $2,953.16.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by
1 facility here,
median $2,953.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not
being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.