Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 9 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $583.70 to $2,022.32, with a median of $855.20. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock and 2 other hospitals — $271.50 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $887.12 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock lowest North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 70544 - MRA HEAD W-O CONTRST MATERIAL | $583.70 | $2,334.80 | $224.19–$622.30 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway lowest Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 70544 - MRA HEAD W-O CONTRST MATERIAL | $583.70 | $2,334.80 | $224.19–$626.87 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 70544 - MRA HEAD W-O CONTRST MATERIAL | $583.70 | $2,334.80 | $224.19–$539.93 | 75% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 MRA HEAD WO CONTRAST | $590.38 | $2,683.53 | $223.73–$2,683.53 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $590.38 | $2,683.53 | $223.73–$2,683.53 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 MRI MRV BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $590.38 | $2,683.53 | $223.73–$2,683.53 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 MRA Brain/Head w/o Contrast - Report | $855.20 | $1,069.00 | $534.50–$801.75 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 MRA Brain/Head w/o Contrast | $855.20 | $1,069.00 | $534.50–$801.75 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 MRV HEAD WO | $930.63 | $3,661.00 | $221.69–$2,827.78 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 MRV HEAD WO | $939.42 | $3,661.00 | $223.73–$2,827.78 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 MRI SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,082.40 | $1,804.00 | $216.40–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $1,353.60 | $2,256.00 | $216.40–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $2,022.32 | $2,247.02 | $223.09–$2,247.02 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 MRI SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF HEAD WITHOUT CONTRAST | $4,265.29 | $4,739.21 | $223.09–$2,575.46 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $583.70, median $855.20, highest $2,022.32 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $930.63. 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 6 of 9 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.