Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Watertown, WI

In Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $1,362.88 to $1,362.88, with a median of $1,362.88. Across Wisconsin, the median is $2,074.58 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70496, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 17, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.

Lowest$1,362.88Fort Memorial Hospital

Median$1,362.88half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,362.88in 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 Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI.

median

Lowest $1,362.88Highest $1,362.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Fort Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/ CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file	$1,362.88	$4,259.00	$1,699.34–$4,003.46	68%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $1,362.88, median $1,362.88, highest $1,362.88.

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 and 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.