Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,407.00 to $1,407.00, with a median of $1,407.00. The lowest listed price is at St Francis Downtown Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,085.85 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70544, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,407.00St Francis Downtown Hospital + 1 more

Median$1,407.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,407.00in this market

Difference1.0×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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median

Lowest $1,407.00Highest $1,407.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St Francis Downtown Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC MRI-Angio Head WO Contrast source file	$1,407.00	$2,345.00	—	40%
St Francis-Eastside lowest Greenville, SC HC MRI-Angio Head WO Contrast source file	$1,407.00	$2,345.00	—	40%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $1,407.00, median $1,407.00, highest $1,407.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,407.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.