Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $583.95 to $3,140.51, with a median of $2,085.19. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $1,501.24 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,127.08 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $583.95 | $1,374.00 | $182.93–$1,388.01 | 58% |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,861.39 | $2,964.00 | $681.72–$2,679.46 | 37% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,956.24 | $2,964.00 | $981.08–$2,549.04 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,956.24 | $2,964.00 | $981.08–$2,549.04 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,956.24 | $2,964.00 | $981.08–$2,549.04 | 34% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 MR angio head wo con source file | $2,000.13 | $3,030.50 | $584.50–$1,169.00 | 34% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 MRA OR MRV - HEAD W/O CONTRAST source file | $2,170.24 | $3,391.00 | $329.50–$3,391.00 | 36% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,189.66 | $2,963.00 | $948.16–$2,681.52 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,189.66 | $2,963.00 | $1,137.50–$2,963.00 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 MRA, HEAD W/OUT CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,189.66 | $2,963.00 | $1,179.27–$2,681.52 | 26% |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 MRI scan of blood vessels of head without contrast File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,013.20 | $3,720.00 | $987.00–$3,720.00 | 19% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Head MR Angiography W/O Contr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,140.51 | $5,773.00 | — | 46% |
Outpatient: lowest $583.95, median $2,085.19, highest $3,140.51 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,956.24. 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 10 of 11 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.