Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Outpatient

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Richmond, KY

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $1,037.87 to $3,258.04, with a median of $1,885.58. The lowest listed price is at CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf — $847.71 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,525.20 at 73 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 70544, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,037.87CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf

Median$1,885.58half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3,258.04in this market

Difference3.1×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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median

Lowest $1,037.87Highest $3,258.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf lowest Berea, KY · (859) 986-3151 HC MRA HEAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$1,037.87	$2,153.00	$594.02–$1,959.23	52%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC MRI-Angio Head WO Contrast source file	$1,729.80	$2,883.00	—	40%
Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon, KY · (606) 256-2195 MRI scan of blood vessels of head without contrast File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$2,041.36	$2,686.00	$167.91–$2,605.42	24%
Baptist Health Richmond Richmond, KY · (859) 625-3114 MRI scan of blood vessels of head without contrast File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file	$3,258.04	$4,344.05	$380.42–$8,366.64	25%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $1,037.87, median $1,885.58, highest $3,258.04 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,383.84. 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 3 of 3 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.