Scans and imaging CPT 70450 Outpatient

Head CT scan cost in Marquette, MI

In Marquette, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $867.62 to $2,240.79, with a median of $1,554.21. The lowest listed price is at Bell Hospital — $686.59 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $814.36 at 82 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$867.62Bell Hospital
Median$1,554.21half pay less
Highest$2,240.79in this market
Difference2.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Marquette, MI.

median
Lowest $867.62Highest $2,240.79

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bell Hospital lowest Ishpeming, MI · (906) 486-4431 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material $867.62 $1,446.04 $506.11–$1,446.04 40% —
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Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI · (906) 228-9440 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material $2,240.79 $3,734.65 $106.01–$3,734.65 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $867.62, median $1,554.21, highest $2,240.79 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A CT scan of the head uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the brain and skull. It is often used after a head injury, for sudden severe headache, or to look for bleeding or stroke. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan (the technical part). The radiologist's reading of the images is often billed separately as the professional component.