Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast as an inpatient: from $887.19 to $1,937.00, with a median of $1,937.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $1,049.81 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $1,937.00 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 70544, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$887.19Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$1,937.00half pay less
Highest$1,937.00in this market
Difference2.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $887.19Highest $1,937.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONT $887.19 $887.19 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONT $1,075.42 $1,075.42 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONT $1,937.00 $1,937.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONT $1,937.00 $1,937.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC MRA HEAD W/O CONT $1,937.00 $1,937.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $887.19, median $1,937.00, highest $1,937.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,244.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.