Cost analysis for CPT 70496 — Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast
Average Medicare Payment
$70.24
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$45.4M
Services (2023)
681.7K
Price Change (2014–2023)
-5.7%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $74.45 | $10.9M | 152.8K | — |
| 2015 | $73.61 | $13.6M | 191.7K | -1.1% |
| 2016 | $71.44 | $16.9M | 244.8K | -2.9% |
| 2017 | $73.10 | $21.7M | 308.5K | +2.3% |
| 2018 | $73.02 | $28.1M | 401.1K | -0.1% |
| 2019 | $73.94 | $34.7M | 490.1K | +1.3% |
| 2020 | $73.52 | $33.5M | 471.9K | -0.6% |
| 2021 | $72.11 | $39.0M | 564.8K | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $70.60 | $40.2M | 594.9K | -2.1% |
| 2023 | $70.24 | $45.4M | 681.7K | -0.5% |
The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $86.39 vs VT at $59.88.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $86.39 | $184.4K | 2.1K | 39 |
| NY | $74.01 | $2.6M | 35.2K | 555 |
| GU | $73.99 | $9.4K | 127 | 3 |
| DC | $72.80 | $192.3K | 2.6K | 30 |
| MD | $72.24 | $976.3K | 13.5K | 243 |
| AZ | $71.96 | $901.7K | 12.5K | 193 |
| NJ | $71.81 | $1.1M | 15.8K | 283 |
| FL | $70.74 | $2.8M | 39.7K | 770 |
| CA | $70.48 | $4.2M | 59.6K | 1.1K |
| NV | $69.79 | $348.0K | 5.0K | 112 |
| CT | $68.35 | $654.2K | 9.6K | 169 |
| TX | $67.46 | $3.2M | 47.6K | 782 |
| MA | $66.93 | $1.6M | 23.8K | 389 |
| IL | $66.79 | $1.8M | 27.6K | 563 |
| CO | $66.68 | $1.2M | 18.0K | 234 |
| WA | $66.27 | $1.3M | 19.9K | 209 |
| MN | $65.57 | $2.0M | 30.3K | 464 |
| VA | $65.57 | $1.3M | 19.1K | 291 |
| NC | $65.52 | $1.5M | 23.5K | 395 |
| DE | $65.46 | $160.6K | 2.5K | 32 |
| TN | $65.13 | $1.2M | 18.4K | 346 |
| SC | $64.78 | $769.4K | 11.9K | 197 |
| PA | $64.64 | $1.9M | 30.0K | 580 |
| RI | $64.63 | $299.5K | 4.6K | 78 |
| GA | $64.61 | $1.2M | 18.2K | 326 |
| WY | $64.45 | $60.1K | 932 | 25 |
| KS | $64.23 | $390.2K | 6.1K | 128 |
| HI | $64.20 | $118.8K | 1.9K | 31 |
| ME | $63.99 | $158.1K | 2.5K | 58 |
| MI | $63.88 | $1.4M | 22.4K | 353 |
| OH | $63.22 | $1.3M | 21.3K | 386 |
| OR | $63.21 | $519.6K | 8.2K | 175 |
| MO | $63.13 | $1.0M | 16.1K | 287 |
| ND | $63.11 | $121.1K | 1.9K | 38 |
| MS | $62.88 | $412.3K | 6.6K | 120 |
| LA | $62.83 | $417.3K | 6.6K | 186 |
| IN | $62.73 | $808.0K | 12.9K | 223 |
| UT | $62.69 | $393.7K | 6.3K | 124 |
| MT | $62.67 | $147.8K | 2.4K | 54 |
| IA | $62.57 | $298.1K | 4.8K | 116 |
| NH | $62.44 | $273.5K | 4.4K | 96 |
| PR | $62.33 | $11.8K | 190 | 4 |
| AL | $62.22 | $518.7K | 8.3K | 215 |
| OK | $62.14 | $484.0K | 7.8K | 160 |
| WI | $62.13 | $819.9K | 13.2K | 316 |
| AR | $61.74 | $459.8K | 7.4K | 123 |
| NE | $61.30 | $338.8K | 5.5K | 86 |
| KY | $61.16 | $481.4K | 7.9K | 158 |
| NM | $61.07 | $182.9K | 3.0K | 76 |
| ID | $60.60 | $256.5K | 4.2K | 84 |
| SD | $60.45 | $133.5K | 2.2K | 33 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhi Huang | Diagnostic Radiology | MD | $41.7K | 658 | $63.31 |
| Hannu Huhdanpaa | Diagnostic Radiology | WA | $41.5K | 596 | $69.68 |
| Joshua Albrektson | Diagnostic Radiology | MN | $39.2K | 571 | $68.58 |
| Alfonso Urdaneta-Moncada | Diagnostic Radiology | WA | $38.9K | 586 | $66.39 |
| Michal Klysik | Diagnostic Radiology | TX | $38.8K | 579 | $66.95 |
| Joseph Nguyen | Diagnostic Radiology | TX | $38.4K | 577 | $66.56 |
| Steven Hake | Diagnostic Radiology | CO | $36.0K | 265 | $135.89 |
| Eugene Kim | Diagnostic Radiology | MN | $34.8K | 537 | $64.75 |
| Kandarp Patel | Cardiology | TN | $34.6K | 276 | $125.29 |
| Daniel Susanto | Diagnostic Radiology | WA | $32.6K | 500 | $65.25 |
| Katherine Mullen | Diagnostic Radiology | MA | $31.8K | 487 | $65.25 |
| Amar Singh | Diagnostic Radiology | TX | $30.5K | 422 | $72.28 |
| Craig Harr | Diagnostic Radiology | TX | $30.5K | 479 | $63.67 |
| Duc Tran | Diagnostic Radiology | OH | $29.1K | 456 | $63.90 |
| Robert Peyster | Diagnostic Radiology | NY | $28.3K | 356 | $79.50 |
| Pedro Vieco | Diagnostic Radiology | WA | $28.0K | 420 | $66.68 |
| Mark Pfleger | Diagnostic Radiology | WA | $27.7K | 412 | $67.21 |
| Joseph Curcio | Diagnostic Radiology | OH | $27.0K | 429 | $62.93 |
| Justin Siegal | Diagnostic Radiology | WA | $26.9K | 404 | $66.68 |
| Vasant Garg | Diagnostic Radiology | TX | $26.8K | 399 | $67.05 |
Based on the data, CPT 70496 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 5.7% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.