CT Angiogram of the Neck

A CT angiogram of the neck maps the arteries that carry blood from the chest up to the brain — the carotids on either side of the windpipe and the vertebral arteries running through the neck bones. Dye is injected and the scanner sweeps while it is still in the arteries. It is the test used to find a narrowing, a clot or a torn artery wall.

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What it is

Four arteries carry blood up the neck to the brain, and most strokes that begin outside the skull begin in one of them. This scan is built to show those four vessels along their whole length in the neck. An iodine-based dye is injected into an arm vein, and the scanner is timed to sweep while the dye is filling the arteries rather than after it has passed through. Software then strips away bone and muscle, leaving a model of the vessel tree that can be rotated and measured. It is an image of the pipes, not of the brain tissue they feed — a plain CT or an MRI answers that separate question, and the two are often ordered together.

Why it is done

To look for narrowing of a carotid artery in someone who has had a stroke or a transient warning episode, and to measure how tight it is
To find a tear in an artery wall after a neck injury or a sudden neck pain with neurological symptoms
To trace a blockage from the neck upward when a clot is being considered for removal
To plan or follow up treatment of a narrowed vessel, and to look at the vessels feeding a mass in the neck

What to expect

Patients are normally asked not to eat for several hours beforehand and are questioned about iodine allergy, kidney function and certain diabetes medicines. A cannula goes into an arm vein and the dye is delivered rapidly by a pump, which produces a strong warm flush and often a metallic taste that passes within seconds. Lying still with the head straight matters, because the vessel reconstructions depend on each slice lining up. The scanning itself lasts seconds; the appointment lasts much longer than that. A radiologist interprets the images and reports afterwards.

Questions worth asking

Carotid ultrasound is often the first test for neck-artery narrowing and costs far less. Was it considered, or already done?
Does the quoted price include the contrast, the vessel reconstructions and the radiologist's reading, or just the scan?
If a head study is done in the same visit, will I see two separate imaging charges, and is each one in network?
If I need repeat surveillance of a known narrowing, how does this scan's price compare with ultrasound follow-up at the same facility?

What CT Angiogram of the Neck costs by state

CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Texas — 113 hospitals, median $2,830.05
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in California — 90 hospitals, median $2,885.61
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Florida — 70 hospitals, median $5,887.70
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Ohio — 68 hospitals, median $1,304.40
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Illinois — 51 hospitals, median $2,439.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Virginia — 43 hospitals, median $1,931.40
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Tennessee — 38 hospitals, median $724.50
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Pennsylvania — 33 hospitals, median $1,294.80
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Wisconsin — 33 hospitals, median $1,940.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Washington — 32 hospitals, median $1,665.30
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Iowa — 31 hospitals, median $2,411.53
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Michigan — 27 hospitals, median $1,944.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Indiana — 26 hospitals, median $796.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Kentucky — 26 hospitals, median $2,241.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Georgia — 25 hospitals, median $1,829.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Arizona — 23 hospitals, median $444.60
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in New York — 22 hospitals, median $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in New Jersey — 21 hospitals, median $553.65
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Missouri — 20 hospitals, median $1,115.40
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Minnesota — 19 hospitals, median $2,536.80
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Colorado — 17 hospitals, median $7,778.95
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Oklahoma — 17 hospitals, median $1,881.75
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in West Virginia — 17 hospitals, median $1,282.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in North Carolina — 15 hospitals, median $2,326.75
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Nebraska — 13 hospitals, median $1,497.30
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Oregon — 13 hospitals, median $1,733.25
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Arkansas — 11 hospitals, median $1,890.85
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Mississippi — 11 hospitals, median $919.54
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in South Carolina — 11 hospitals, median $1,371.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Kansas — 10 hospitals, median $2,562.30
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Maine — 7 hospitals, median $2,658.80
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in South Dakota — 7 hospitals, median $2,946.40
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Alaska — 5 hospitals, median $3,663.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Nevada — 4 hospitals, median $2,250.49
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in North Dakota — 4 hospitals, median $2,516.00
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Wyoming — 4 hospitals, median $1,559.60
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Hawaii — 2 hospitals, median $780.80
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Maryland — 2 hospitals, median $169.80
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Montana — 2 hospitals, median $1,218.40
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in New Mexico — 2 hospitals, median $614.46
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in Louisiana — 1 hospitals, median $317.46
CT Angiogram of the Neck cost in New Hampshire — 1 hospitals, median $3,727.40

CT Angiogram of the Neck prices at hospitals

CT Angiogram of the Neck at UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland — $169.80
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Ocean University Medical Center, Brick — $194.55
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin — $194.55
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel — $197.04
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City — $197.04
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank — $197.04
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy — $197.21
CT Angiogram of the Neck at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI), Edison — $197.21
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack — $209.65
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen — $209.65
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Bellevue Hospital Center, NY 10016 — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Harlem Hospital Center, New York — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Elmhurst Hospital Center, NY 11373 — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx — $210.66
CT Angiogram of the Neck at South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn — $210.66

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Sources

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