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How Much Does Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 70496 — Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast

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Average Medicare Payment

$70.24

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$45.4M

Services (2023)

681.7K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-5.7%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$74.45$10.9M152.8K—
2015$73.61$13.6M191.7K-1.1%
2016$71.44$16.9M244.8K-2.9%
2017$73.10$21.7M308.5K+2.3%
2018$73.02$28.1M401.1K-0.1%
2019$73.94$34.7M490.1K+1.3%
2020$73.52$33.5M471.9K-0.6%
2021$72.11$39.0M564.8K-1.9%
2022$70.60$40.2M594.9K-2.1%
2023$70.24$45.4M681.7K-0.5%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $86.39 vs VT at $59.88.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$86.39$184.4K2.1K39
NY$74.01$2.6M35.2K555
GU$73.99$9.4K1273
DC$72.80$192.3K2.6K30
MD$72.24$976.3K13.5K243
AZ$71.96$901.7K12.5K193
NJ$71.81$1.1M15.8K283
FL$70.74$2.8M39.7K770
CA$70.48$4.2M59.6K1.1K
NV$69.79$348.0K5.0K112
CT$68.35$654.2K9.6K169
TX$67.46$3.2M47.6K782
MA$66.93$1.6M23.8K389
IL$66.79$1.8M27.6K563
CO$66.68$1.2M18.0K234
WA$66.27$1.3M19.9K209
MN$65.57$2.0M30.3K464
VA$65.57$1.3M19.1K291
NC$65.52$1.5M23.5K395
DE$65.46$160.6K2.5K32
TN$65.13$1.2M18.4K346
SC$64.78$769.4K11.9K197
PA$64.64$1.9M30.0K580
RI$64.63$299.5K4.6K78
GA$64.61$1.2M18.2K326
WY$64.45$60.1K93225
KS$64.23$390.2K6.1K128
HI$64.20$118.8K1.9K31
ME$63.99$158.1K2.5K58
MI$63.88$1.4M22.4K353
OH$63.22$1.3M21.3K386
OR$63.21$519.6K8.2K175
MO$63.13$1.0M16.1K287
ND$63.11$121.1K1.9K38
MS$62.88$412.3K6.6K120
LA$62.83$417.3K6.6K186
IN$62.73$808.0K12.9K223
UT$62.69$393.7K6.3K124
MT$62.67$147.8K2.4K54
IA$62.57$298.1K4.8K116
NH$62.44$273.5K4.4K96
PR$62.33$11.8K1904
AL$62.22$518.7K8.3K215
OK$62.14$484.0K7.8K160
WI$62.13$819.9K13.2K316
AR$61.74$459.8K7.4K123
NE$61.30$338.8K5.5K86
KY$61.16$481.4K7.9K158
NM$61.07$182.9K3.0K76
ID$60.60$256.5K4.2K84
SD$60.45$133.5K2.2K33

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Zhi HuangDiagnostic RadiologyMD$41.7K658$63.31
Hannu HuhdanpaaDiagnostic RadiologyWA$41.5K596$69.68
Joshua AlbrektsonDiagnostic RadiologyMN$39.2K571$68.58
Alfonso Urdaneta-MoncadaDiagnostic RadiologyWA$38.9K586$66.39
Michal KlysikDiagnostic RadiologyTX$38.8K579$66.95
Joseph NguyenDiagnostic RadiologyTX$38.4K577$66.56
Steven HakeDiagnostic RadiologyCO$36.0K265$135.89
Eugene KimDiagnostic RadiologyMN$34.8K537$64.75
Kandarp PatelCardiologyTN$34.6K276$125.29
Daniel SusantoDiagnostic RadiologyWA$32.6K500$65.25
Katherine MullenDiagnostic RadiologyMA$31.8K487$65.25
Amar SinghDiagnostic RadiologyTX$30.5K422$72.28
Craig HarrDiagnostic RadiologyTX$30.5K479$63.67
Duc TranDiagnostic RadiologyOH$29.1K456$63.90
Robert PeysterDiagnostic RadiologyNY$28.3K356$79.50
Pedro ViecoDiagnostic RadiologyWA$28.0K420$66.68
Mark PflegerDiagnostic RadiologyWA$27.7K412$67.21
Joseph CurcioDiagnostic RadiologyOH$27.0K429$62.93
Justin SiegalDiagnostic RadiologyWA$26.9K404$66.68
Vasant GargDiagnostic RadiologyTX$26.8K399$67.05

🤔 Is Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast Overpriced?

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.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.