Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Outpatient

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Culver City, CA

In Culver City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head: from $4,512.71 to $4,512.71, with a median of $4,512.71. Across California, the median is $3,097.94 at 208 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 Mar 18, 2026 and Mar 18, 2026.

Lowest$4,512.71Southern California Hospital at Culver City
Median$4,512.71half pay less
Highest$4,512.71in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southern California Hospital at Culver City Culver City, CA CTA HEAD WO/W CONTRAST $4,512.71 $4,512.71 $8.61–$3,835.80 — Mar 18, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,512.71, median $4,512.71, highest $4,512.71.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,512.71. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.