Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 30 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $249.78 to $3,102.00, with a median of $993.07. The lowest listed price is at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center — $743.29 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,113.00 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 13 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center lowest Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $249.78 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 89% |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $264.98 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,737.60 | 88% |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $269.33 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,737.60 | 88% |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $273.67 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 87% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $292.80 | $3,200.00 | $254.61–$509.22 | 91% |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $377.93 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 83% |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $417.02 | $2,172.00 | $72.99–$1,629.00 | 81% |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $432.23 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 80% |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $436.57 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 80% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $436.57 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 80% |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $460.46 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,646.00 | 79% |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 MRA HEAD WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $462.64 | $2,172.00 | $166.84–$1,629.00 | 79% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 MRA/MRV HEAD WO CONTRAST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $672.94 | $2,800.00 | $1,120.00–$2,240.00 | 76% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $941.19 | $4,110.00 | $232.45–$3,357.87 | 77% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $970.97 | $3,947.00 | $232.45–$3,039.19 | 75% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,015.17 | $4,110.00 | $232.45–$3,357.87 | 75% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,057.80 | $3,947.00 | $207.55–$3,315.48 | 73% |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise Surprise, AZ MRA Angiography Head w/o Contr File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $1,058.59 | $1,058.59 | $231.58–$793.94 | — |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,167.40 | $3,056.00 | $232.45–$2,414.24 | 62% |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,167.40 | $3,056.00 | $232.45–$2,484.27 | 62% |
| College Medical Center - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 251-8535 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONTRST MATERIAL source file | $1,853.00 | $1,853.00 | $97.51–$665.41 | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Mra, Head; W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $249.78, median $993.07, highest $3,102.00 — a 12.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $1,057.80. 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 19 of 21 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZMRA HEAD WO CNT | $128.15 | file |