Scans and imaging CPT 70496 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Harbor Beach, MI — inpatient

In Harbor Beach, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the head as an inpatient: from $1,510.50 to $1,510.50, with a median of $1,510.50. Across Michigan, the median is $1,449.75 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70496, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,510.50Harbor Beach Community Hospital

Median$1,510.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,510.50in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach, MI · (517) 479-3201 CT CTA HEAD File of May 1, 2026 · source file	$1,510.50	$2,014.00	—	25%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,510.50, median $1,510.50, highest $1,510.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,510.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A head CTA uses contrast dye and fast CT scanning to show the blood vessels of the brain. It is used in suspected stroke, for aneurysms and for sudden severe headache.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.