Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $298.32 to $11,471.75, with a median of $2,960.82. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $2,662.50 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $979.92 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 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 Oct 1, 2025 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $298.32 | — | $209.18–$584.01 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 MRA BRAIN/HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $725.16 | $1,208.60 | $152.32–$1,087.74 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 MRV HEAD WO | $780.39 | $2,601.30 | $312.58–$1,344.08 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 MRA HEAD CIRCLE OF WILLIS WO | $780.39 | $2,601.30 | $312.58–$1,344.08 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MRV HEAD WO | $780.39 | $2,601.30 | $312.58–$995.80 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MRA HEAD AND NECK WO X | $780.50 | $2,601.65 | $312.58–$995.80 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MRA HEAD WO + MRA NECK WWO X | $780.50 | $2,601.65 | $312.58–$995.80 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 MRA HD W/O CONT | $1,012.68 | $3,375.60 | $167.52–$995.80 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC MRA HEAD W/O CON | $1,272.23 | $4,387.00 | $117.65–$3,509.60 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 MRA HEAD(c.o.w) W/O CONT | $1,573.59 | $2,790.90 | $1,124.73–$2,651.36 | 44% | — source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 MRA HEAD W/O CONTRST | $1,573.59 | $2,790.90 | $1,124.73–$2,651.36 | 44% | — source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 MRV Head w/o Contrast | $1,827.00 | $3,045.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 MRA Brain/Head w/o Contrast | $1,827.00 | $3,045.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 MRA Circle of Willis | $1,827.00 | $3,045.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $2,293.07 | $9,841.51 | $715.22 | 77% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC MRA HEAD W/O CON | $2,368.98 | $4,387.00 | $116.74–$3,509.60 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $2,960.82 | $9,082.26 | $905.95 | 67% | — source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $4,036.92 | $4,036.92 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $4,036.92 | $4,036.92 | $743.20–$3,713.97 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 MRA HD W/O CONT | $4,093.00 | $4,093.00 | $286.51–$3,356.26 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $4,093.00 | $4,093.00 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $4,604.71 | $9,082.26 | $640.72 | 49% | — source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $6,415.71 | $6,415.71 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $6,415.71 | $6,415.71 | $1,181.13–$5,645.82 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $7,719.79 | $7,719.79 | $5,172.26 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $7,719.79 | $7,719.79 | $441.68–$851.36 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $8,845.46 | $8,845.46 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $8,845.46 | $8,845.46 | $1,628.45–$8,137.82 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $8,847.21 | $8,847.21 | $1,628.77–$7,785.54 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $8,847.21 | $8,847.21 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $9,048.26 | $9,048.26 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $9,048.26 | $9,048.26 | $1,665.78–$8,867.29 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 MRA HD W/O CONT | $10,094.98 | $10,094.98 | $1,858.49–$9,287.38 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 MRA HD W/O CONT | $11,471.75 | $11,471.75 | $2,000.00–$10,554.01 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $11,471.75 | $11,471.75 | $313.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $298.32, median $2,960.82, highest $11,471.75 — a 38.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,700.30. 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 7 of 20 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.