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
Pender Diagnostic and Imaging Center Rocky Point , NC $625 - $2,175
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria , OR $1,800 - $7,200
Open MRI of Camden Kingsland , GA $625 - $2,100
Our Community Hospital Scotland Neck , NC $1,750 - $6,200
Ada Open MRI Ada , OK $600 - $2,000
Northern Indiana Magnetic Resonance Center South Bend , IN $625 - $2,100
Open MRI and Southern Oklahoma Ardmore , OK $600 - $2,000
Murray - Calloway County Hospital Murray , KY $1,250 - $3,800
Coosa Diagnostic Center Rome , GA $625 - $2,100
The Imaging Center of London London , KY $600 - $2,025
Mount Nittany Medical Center State College , PA $875 - $3,900
West Stanly Imaging Locust , NC $625 - $2,175
Physicians Imaging Jefferson City , MO $575 - $1,950
St Anthony Summit Medical Center Frisco , CO $2,000 - $6,400
Concord Imaging Center Concord , NH $700 - $2,400
Lifeplex Diagnostic Center Plymouth , IN $625 - $2,100
East Linn MRI Lebanon , OR $625 - $2,175
Physicians Plaza Imaging of Bartlett Bartlett , TN $600 - $2,100
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos , NM $1,800 - $3,900
University of Virginia Imaging Charlottesville , VA $650 - $2,175
Stillwater Medical Center Stillwater , OK $725 - $3,800
Alliancehealth Woodward Woodward , OK $1,500 - $3,200
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville , CO $2,000 - $6,400
Mid American Imaging Akron , OH $650 - $2,175
Huntsville Imaging Center Huntsville , TX $625 - $2,100
Millennium Imaging Center Montclair , CA $460 - $1,600
Imaging Consultants of Findlay Findlay , OH $650 - $2,175
Imaging Center of Salem Salem , IL $625 - $2,100
Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston , GA $1,650 - $3,600
Elk Regional Health Center Saint Marys , PA $825 - $4,200

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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