Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Truckee, CA
In Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck: from $1,013.70 to $4,154.00, with a median of $2,583.85. The lowest listed price is at Sierra Nevada Memorial-Miners Hospital — $1,570.15 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,964.00 at 209 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70498, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada Memorial-Miners Hospital lowest Grass Valley, CA · (530) 274-6000 CT ANGIO NECK W CON | $1,013.70 | $1,860.00 | $233.94–$1,822.80 | 46% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA · (530) 587-6011 CT scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | $4,154.00 | $4,154.00 | $269.16–$4,029.38 | — | Jul 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,013.70, median $2,583.85, highest $4,154.00 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,529.97. 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 neck CTA uses contrast dye and CT scanning to show the carotid and vertebral arteries in the neck. It is used after a stroke or mini-stroke and to check narrowing found on an ultrasound.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.