Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Akron, OH — inpatient

In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,084.20 to $4,320.25, with a median of $2,666.00. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $1,581.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,441.05 at 117 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 70544, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$1,084.20Akron General Medical Center

Median$2,666.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$4,320.25in this market

Difference4.0×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 Akron, OH.

median

Lowest $1,084.20Highest $4,320.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 MRA HEAD W/O CONTRST MATERIAL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file	$1,084.20	$1,668.00	$471.71–$1,668.00	35%
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC MR ANGIO, HEAD - MR HEAD ANGIO WO IV CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file	$1,779.75	$2,373.00	$900.00–$2,135.70	25%
Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Mr Angio, Head - Mr Head Angio Wo Iv Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$3,552.25	$3,552.25	—	—
Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 MRA HEAD WO CONT+1 more line at this price source file	$4,320.25	$7,855.00	$316.90–$2,827.80	45%

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $1,084.20, median $2,666.00, highest $4,320.25 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,599.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 3 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 head MRA uses an MRI scanner to show the arteries of the brain without contrast dye. It is used to look for aneurysms, narrowed arteries after a stroke and blood vessel malformations.

What the price covers

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