Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Outpatient

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Boulder, CO

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $1,024.85 to $1,024.85, with a median of $1,024.85. Across Colorado, the median is $2,252.22 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70544, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,024.85AdventHealth Avista
Median$1,024.85half pay less
Highest$1,024.85in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST $1,024.85 $1,024.85 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,024.85, median $1,024.85, highest $1,024.85.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,024.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.