Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $293.35 to $2,280.02, with a median of $419.14. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $125.79 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,241.28 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 70544, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 MRA HEAD W/O | $293.35 | $345.12 | $179.27–$1,136.25 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $293.35 | $345.12 | $179.27–$1,136.25 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC MR Angio, Head - MR Head Angio WO IV Contrast | $300.00 | $1,324.00 | $37.61–$1,324.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC MR Angio, Head - MR Head Angio WO IV Contrast | $300.00 | $1,324.00 | $37.61–$1,324.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC MR Angio, Head - MR Head Angio WO IV Contrast | $300.00 | $1,324.00 | $37.61–$1,324.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 MRI SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITHOUT CONTRAST | $538.27 | $768.96 | $183.85–$335.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $866.86 | — | $128.29–$1,588.14 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Mra Head W/O C | $1,915.00 | $1,915.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Mr Angio Head W/O Contrast | $2,280.02 | $2,280.02 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $293.35, median $419.14, highest $2,280.02 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $300.00. 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 5 of 6 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.