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CT Angiography, Head

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 70496

This is a CT scan of the head that uses contrast dye and specialized imaging to create detailed pictures of the blood vessels in the brain. It's used to look for problems such as aneurysms, blockages, or abnormal blood vessels.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Angiography, Head cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $955 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$389 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$398 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,738Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $302 to $977
$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$977.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Vermont than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire· 11th of 51

$537

VT $1,288UT $170

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.