Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 27 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $234.00 to $11,411.45, with a median of $1,581.45. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $1,347.45 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,784.48 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 22 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 Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Mr Angio, Head | $234.00 | $2,975.90 | $187.78–$2,380.72 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Mr Angio, Head | $243.00 | $3,548.15 | $195.14–$3,441.71 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $881.50 | $8,815.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $881.50 | $8,815.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $881.50 | $8,815.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $881.50 | $8,815.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $881.50 | $8,815.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 MRA Brain - HRHMC MRI | $1,228.98 | $2,048.29 | $241.63–$1,577.18 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $227.47–$918.73 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $227.47–$918.73 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $210.62–$918.73 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MRA HEAD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $215.18–$918.73 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 MRA Brain (XU Mod) - HRHMC MRI | $1,290.66 | $2,151.10 | $241.63–$1,656.35 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $1,535.30 | $2,362.00 | $248.89–$2,267.52 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $1,581.45 | — | $205.78–$2,313.44 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $1,581.45 | $2,433.00 | $205.78–$2,311.35 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Mr Angio Head W/O Contrast | $1,770.40 | $4,426.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Mr Angio Head W/O Contrast | $1,770.40 | $4,426.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Mr Angio Head W/O Contrast | $1,770.40 | $4,426.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Mr Angio Head W/O Contrast | $1,770.40 | $4,426.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Mr Angio Head W/O Contrast | $1,770.40 | $4,426.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $1,798.55 | $2,767.00 | $196.10–$2,767.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $2,175.90 | $2,175.90 | $180.79–$783.86 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Mra Head W/O Contrast | $2,547.00 | $2,547.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Mra Head W/O Contrast | $2,547.00 | $2,547.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 MRA,HEAD,WO CONTRAST GLR | $2,729.15 | $2,729.15 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $2,736.50 | $4,210.00 | $205.78–$4,125.80 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $5,797.80 | $6,442.00 | $240.49–$37,168.00 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $5,797.80 | $6,442.00 | $247.46–$2,248.26 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Mra Head WO Contrast | $11,411.45 | $11,411.45 | $361.00–$10,270.31 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $234.00, median $1,581.45, highest $11,411.45 — a 48.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $1,770.40. 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 13 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.