MRA Cost and MRA Procedures Information

Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) is a noninvasive, usually painless medical test that helps physicians visualize the up close structure of blood flow within blood vessels helping physicians diagnose and test vascular disease. MRA’s are used to access the narrowing of vessels (stenosis), obstructions such as clots, and other abnormalities such as aneurysms. MRA’s are a form of an MRI that uses a powerful magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed three dimensional pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures.

MRA Cost Averages Around the Country

Price Range
Los Angeles, CA MRA Cost Average $875 - $2,250
Phoenix, AZ MRA Cost Average $1,150 - $2,925
Houston, TX MRA Cost Average $1,050 - $2,700
New York, NY MRA Cost Average $1,150 - $2,925
Atlanta, GA MRA Cost Average $1,100 - $2,775
Chicago, IL MRA Cost Average $1,050 - $2,700
Dallas, TX MRA Cost Average $950 - $2,475
Miami, FL MRA Cost Average $975 - $2,550
Philadelphia, PA MRA Cost Average $1,200 - $3,100
Washington, DC MRA Cost Average $1,100 - $2,775

Specific MRA Procedures and National Cost Averages

Price Range
MRA Brain Cost Average $875 - $2,325
MR Angiography Neck (MRA MRI Neck) Cost Average $925 - $2,400
Chest MRI (Angiography) Cost Average $1,000 - $2,550
MRA of Abdomen Cost Average $1,200 - $3,200
MRA of Pelvis Cost Average $1,100 - $2,850
MRI of Lower Extremity Cost Average $1,750 - $4,500
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Featured Facilities that Perform MRA

Name Location Price Range
Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur , IN $1,800 - $8,100
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg , PA $1,100 - $5,800
Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur , IL $1,300 - $3,700
Holston Valley Imaging Center Kingsport , TN $600 - $2,100
Bowdle Hospital - Cah Bowdle , SD $1,350 - $4,800
Vision Imaging of Lebanon Lebanon , PA $625 - $2,175
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium , MI $1,750 - $7,900
East Morgan County Hospital Brush , CO $2,000 - $6,400
Open Air MRI of Cen-la Alexandria , LA $600 - $2,100
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley , CO $875 - $4,500
Longview Radiologists Kelso , WA $675 - $2,250
Premier Radiology Nashville , TN $600 - $2,100
Sonocare Morganton , NC $625 - $2,175
David R Gamez Community Health Center Saginaw , MI $650 - $2,175
Columbus Diagnostic Imaging Columbus , IN $625 - $2,100
The Carbondale Clinic Radiology Carbondale , IL $625 - $2,100
Coral Desert Imaging Center St George , UT $625 - $2,175
Hca Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee , FL $1,400 - $3,100
Ascension Open MRI Gonzales , LA $600 - $2,100
Tri-County Open MRI Wilmington , OH $650 - $2,175
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc Angola , IN $1,800 - $8,100
Early Detection Imaging Lima , OH $650 - $2,175
Stockton MRI and Molecular Imaging Medical Center Stockton , CA $460 - $1,600
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Jasper , IN $1,750 - $5,100
Durham Diagnostic Imaging, LLC Durham , NC $625 - $2,175
Doctors Imaging Group Putnam Radiology Office Palatka , FL $675 - $2,250
New Hampshire Open MRI West Lebanon , NH $700 - $2,400
Blue Ridge Radiologists Staunton , VA $650 - $2,175
Whidbeyhealth Medical Center Coupeville , WA $2,100 - $7,000
Val Verde Regional Medical Center Del Rio , TX $1,100 - $4,300

More about MRA Procedures

MRA Procedure Patient Preparation

Guidelines about eating and drinking before an MRA exam vary at different facilities. Unless you are told otherwise, you may follow your regular daily routine and take medications as usual. If you have claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) or anxiety, you may want to ask your physician for a prescription for a mild sedative. Notify your physician or MRA technician if you are pregnant. Notify your physician or MRA technician if you have a pacemaker, artificial limb, any metal pins or metal parts in your body (especially in your eyes), metal heart valves, metal clips in your brain, bullet fragments, metal implants in your ear, tattooed eyeliner, or any other implanted or prosthetic medical device. Notify your physician or MRA technician if you have recently had surgery on a blood vessel. You should tell the technologist if you have metal or electronic medical devices in your body or if you are pregnant.

MR Angiography Alternatives

Physicians will often try to diagnose vascular disease with blood pressure measurements, CT scans, or ultrasounds prior to using MRAs. Although contrast angiography is the most popular test amongst physicians to evaluate blood vessels before determining treatment, MRAs are gaining popularity amongst physicians and may soon become the preferred diagnostic test for vascular disease.

What to expect during and after a MRA procedure

Most MRA exams are painless. You will be positioned on the moveable examination table. Some patients, however, find it uncomfortable to remain still during MRA imaging. Straps and bolsters may be used to help you stay still and maintain the correct position during imaging. It is normal for the area of your body being imaged to feel slightly warm, but if it bothers you, notify the radiologist or technologist. It is important that you remain perfectly still while the images are being recorded. MRA exams generally include multiple runs (sequences), each typically a few seconds to a few minutes at a time. The entire examination is usually completed within one hour. If a contrast material will be used in the MRA exam, a nurse or technologist will insert an intravenous (IV) line into a vein in your hand or arm. It is normal to feel coolness and a flushing for a minute or two when the contrast material is injected. If you have not been sedated, no recovery period is necessary. You may resume your usual activities and normal diet immediately after the exam.

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