Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Outpatient

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Eureka, CA

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $2,362.32 to $3,032.81, with a median of $2,697.57. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $335.25 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,935.92 at 199 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jul 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,362.32Providence St Joseph Hospital

Median$2,697.57half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3,032.81in this market

Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median

Lowest $2,362.32Highest $3,032.81

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRA HEAD WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,362.32	$4,632.00	—	49%
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRA HEAD WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,546.94	$4,994.00	—	49%
Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 MRA HEAD W/O IV CONTRAST File of Jul 22, 2025 · source file	$3,032.81	$3,032.81	$276.67–$2,274.61	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $2,362.32, median $2,697.57, highest $3,032.81 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,861.91. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.