CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in Bad Axe, MI
In Bad Axe, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $885.00 to $885.00, with a median of $885.00. Across Michigan, the median is $811.68 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bad Axe, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Thumb Region lowest Bad Axe, MI CT Brain/Head w/o Cont Stroke Protocol | $885.00 | $1,770.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region lowest Bad Axe, MI CT Brain/Head w/o Contrast | $885.00 | $1,770.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $885.00, median $885.00, highest $885.00.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70450 ($1,066.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MICT Brain/Head w/o Contrast - Report | $53.30 | file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MICT Brain/Head w/o Cont Stroke Protocol - Report | $53.30 | file |