Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Outpatient

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Clearlake, CA

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $5,677.00 to $5,677.00, with a median of $5,677.00. Across California, the median is $2,935.92 at 199 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70544, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5,677.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Median$5,677.00half pay less
Highest$5,677.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG MRA HEAD WO CONTR $5,677.00 $5,677.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $5,677.00, median $5,677.00, highest $5,677.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,677.00. 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.