Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Austin, TX — inpatient

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 20 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast as an inpatient: from $573.84 to $3,785.04, with a median of $2,485.31. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis — $1,911.47 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,139.20 at 289 hospitals.

Cash prices at 20 facilities across 10 cities for code 70544, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$573.84Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis
Median$2,485.31half pay less
Highest$3,785.04in this market
Difference6.6×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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

median
Lowest $573.84Highest $3,785.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 MR HEAD ANG WO $573.84 $1,594.00 $175.61–$1,583.39 64% —
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST $848.61 $2,357.25 $175.61–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST $858.15 $2,383.75 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR HEAD ANG WO $858.15 $2,383.75 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 MR HEAD ANG WO $901.08 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 MR HEAD ANG WO $901.08 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 MR HEAD ANG WO $901.08 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR HEAD ANG WO $901.08 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST $901.08 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 MR HEAD ANG WO $901.08 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR HEAD ANG WO PEDI $1,090.62 $3,029.50 $224.54–$2,689.74 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR HEAD ANG WO PEDI $1,090.62 $3,029.50 $224.54–$2,689.74 64% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST $1,752.10 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR HEAD ANG WO $1,752.10 $2,503.00 $224.54–$1,969.00 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR HEAD ANG WO PEDI $2,120.65 $3,029.50 $224.54–$2,689.74 30% —
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Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MRA-HEAD WO $2,198.29 $6,106.37 $224.54–$3,197.98 64% —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$3,727.97 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$2,899.53 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$3,727.97 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$3,727.97 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$3,313.75 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$2,692.42 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,485.31 $4,142.19 $2,278.20–$2,899.53 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC MR, ANGIO HEAD W/O CONTRAST $2,776.48 $4,144.00 $1,657.60–$3,936.80 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle Kyle, TX MRA Angiography Head w/o Contr $3,785.04 $3,785.04 $2,649.53–$3,406.54 — Aug 6, 2026
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PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock Round Rock, TX MRA Angiography Head w/o Contr $3,785.04 $3,785.04 $2,649.53–$3,406.54 — Aug 6, 2026
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Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX MRA Angiography Head w/o Contr $3,785.04 $3,785.04 $400.00–$3,406.54 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $573.84, median $2,485.31, highest $3,785.04 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $2,485.31 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 17 of 20 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 head MRA uses an MRI scanner to show the arteries of the brain without contrast dye. It is used to look for aneurysms, narrowed arteries after a stroke and blood vessel malformations.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.