Scans and imaging CPT 70544 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Head MRA (brain vessels) cost in Michigan City, IN — inpatient

In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MR angiography (MRA) of the head without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,004.64 to $2,082.70, with a median of $1,004.64. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Michigan City and 1 other hospital. Across Indiana, the median is $1,078.55 at 85 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 70544, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,004.64Franciscan Health Michigan City + 1 more

Median$1,004.64half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,082.70in this market

Difference2.1×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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

median

Lowest $1,004.64Highest $2,082.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Franciscan Health Michigan City lowest Michigan City, IN · (219) 879-8511 Mra Head; W/O Contrast source file	$1,004.64	$4,830.00	$252.44–$4,086.66	79%
Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte lowest La Porte, IN Mra Head; W/O Contrast source file	$1,004.64	$4,830.00	$610.44–$4,086.66	79%
Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 MRA Head WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,082.70	$3,856.86	$1,612.17–$3,471.17	46%

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 $1,004.64, median $1,004.64, highest $2,082.70 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,004.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 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.