Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 23 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $289.64 to $3,313.00, with a median of $765.52. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $475.88 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,127.08 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 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 29, 2026 and Aug 13, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 MRA head source file | $289.64 | $1,114.00 | $138.47–$2,335.00 | 74% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $550.98 | $1,374.00 | $227.36–$1,236.60 | 60% |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Magnetic resonance angiography imaging (MRA), head source file | $727.26 | $1,380.00 | $164.77–$2,340.00 | 47% |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Magnetic resonance angiography imaging (MRA), head source file | $727.26 | $1,380.00 | $179.36–$2,340.00 | 47% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD MRI ANGIO HEAD WO File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $729.74 | $1,520.30 | $220.12–$1,900.00 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG RAD MRI ANGIO HEAD WO File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $729.74 | $1,520.30 | $220.12–$1,900.00 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD MRI ANGIO HEAD WO File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $729.74 | $1,520.30 | $220.12–$1,869.00 | 52% |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 MRA head source file | $752.70 | $2,895.00 | $91.74–$2,338.00 | 74% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $765.52 | $1,909.02 | $227.36–$1,718.11 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $765.52 | $1,909.02 | $227.36–$1,718.11 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $765.52 | $1,909.02 | $227.36–$1,718.11 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $765.52 | $1,909.02 | $227.36–$1,718.11 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $765.52 | $1,909.02 | $227.36–$1,718.11 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $798.32 | $1,990.80 | $227.36–$1,791.72 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $846.09 | $1,990.80 | $227.36–$1,791.72 | 58% |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 MRA head source file | $1,637.25 | $4,425.00 | $143.22–$3,982.50 | 63% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD MRI ANGIO HEAD WO File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $1,848.11 | $3,300.20 | $227.33–$3,300.20 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD MRI ANGIO HEAD WO File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $1,848.11 | $3,300.20 | $227.33–$3,300.20 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD MRI ANGIO HEAD WO File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $1,848.11 | $3,300.20 | $227.33–$3,300.20 | 44% |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 MRA head source file | $2,021.38 | $4,481.00 | $578.05–$4,481.00 | 55% |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 MRA head source file | $2,022.47 | $3,845.00 | $578.05–$3,845.00 | 47% |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 MRA HEAD W/O File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $2,801.40 | $4,002.00 | $202.00–$4,204.00 | 30% |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 MRA BRAIN WO CONT File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $3,313.00 | $3,313.00 | $90.53–$3,313.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $289.64, median $765.52, highest $3,313.00 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $757.09. 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 22 of 23 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70544 ($1,832.35). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MNMR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $141.40 | file |