Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast: from $305.00 to $11,964.00, with a median of $2,259.59. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $1,954.59 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,935.92 at 199 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Mr Angio, Head | $305.00 | $5,095.00 | $181.41–$5,095.00 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 MRA HEAD W/O CON | $305.00 | $2,691.85 | $181.41–$2,691.85 | 89% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Mr Angio, Head | $305.00 | $5,095.00 | $181.41–$5,095.00 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC MRA HEAD WO CONTRAST | $697.44 | $1,453.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 MR ANGIOGRAPHY HEAD W/O DYE | $1,078.55 | $5,392.76 | $290.11–$916.14 | 80% | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 MRI scan of blood vessels of head without contrast | $1,461.00 | $10,570.00 | $300.74–$19,422.38 | 86% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON | $1,909.76 | $5,735.00 | $210.94–$5,215.00 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 MRA HEAD W/O CONTRST MATERIAL | $2,132.00 | $4,100.00 | $229.00–$680.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 MRA HEAD W/O CONTRST MATERIAL | $2,132.00 | $4,100.00 | $229.00–$680.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 MRA HEAD W/O CONTRST MATERIAL | $2,132.00 | $4,100.00 | $229.00–$680.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 MR ANGIO HEAD WO CON | $2,259.59 | $5,779.00 | $210.94–$5,779.00 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MRI ANGIO HEAD WO CNTRAST | $2,534.40 | $5,632.00 | $306.88–$4,787.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 MRA Brain/Head w/o Contrast | $2,665.50 | $3,554.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 MRA-HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $4,107.00 | $4,107.00 | $165.30–$4,107.00 | — | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 MRI ANG HEAD W/O CONT | $4,316.00 | $4,316.00 | $210.94–$4,316.00 | — | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 MRI ANG HEAD W/O CONT | $4,316.00 | $4,316.00 | $210.94–$4,316.00 | — | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC MRI ANGIO HEAD WO CNTRAST | $4,597.20 | $10,216.00 | $306.88–$7,662.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MRI ANGIO HEAD WO CNTRAST | $4,597.20 | $10,216.00 | $306.88–$9,194.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 MRI scan of blood vessels of head without contrast | $6,423.33 | $10,705.55 | $404.84–$8,564.44 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Angio Head WO Cntrast | $8,135.51 | $8,135.51 | $181.41–$8,135.51 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Angio Head WO Cntrast | $8,135.51 | $8,135.51 | $181.41–$8,135.51 | — | — source file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 MRA HD W/O CONT | $11,964.00 | $11,964.00 | $1,794.60–$10,767.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 Magnetic resonance angiography, head; without contrast material(s) | $11,964.00 | $11,964.00 | $1,111.91–$2,939.68 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $305.00, median $2,259.59, highest $11,964.00 — a 39.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,599.95. 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 10 of 19 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70544 ($1,828.50). 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.
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Mra Head W/O Contrast | $151.91 | file |