Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $206.80 to $11,181.00, with a median of $6,119.80. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $5,913.00 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,121.96 at 288 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 cities 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 Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $206.80 | $1,034.00 | $190.22–$908.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WS MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ES MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX REN MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WS MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ES MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 REN MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $227.70 | $1,138.48 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MRA HEAD W/O | $241.11 | $1,205.53 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MRA HEAD W/O | $241.11 | $1,205.53 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH MRV HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $243.63 | $1,218.17 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MRI MRA HEAD W/O | $294.19 | $1,470.94 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MRI MRA HEAD W/O | $294.19 | $1,470.94 | $171.12–$1,119.00 | 80% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX MRI Angiography Head W/O Dye | $1,058.59 | $1,058.59 | $70.00–$899.80 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $224.54–$228.87 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 MRA HD W/O CONT | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $670.86–$10,621.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $224.54–$228.87 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 MRA HD W/O CONT | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $7,714.89 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $228.87 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX MRA HD W/O CONT | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $9,503.85 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $228.87 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX MRA HD W/O CONT | $11,181.00 | $11,181.00 | $7,714.89 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $206.80, median $6,119.80, highest $11,181.00 — a 54.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $227.70. 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 3 of 8 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.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70544 ($1,828.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $127.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $127.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $127.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $127.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $127.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $127.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $157.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $157.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $157.34 | file |