Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT of the neck soft tissues without and with contrast · CPT 70492

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Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with and without contrast)

This is a CT of the soft structures of the neck — glands, lymph nodes, the throat and voice box, and the tissue planes between them — scanned twice, once before contrast is given and once after. Comparing the two sets shows which tissue takes up contrast, which is often what separates an abscess from a solid mass. The scanning itself takes only minutes.

$109.50

lowest cash price

$1,940.00

national median

$18,509.00

highest cash price

906

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $109.50–$18,509.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$109.50

Princeton Community Hospital — Princeton, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$18,509.00

HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL — PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,434.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($3,032.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,672.02 $2,496.00 $4,487.34
Arizona 23 $258.45 $423.32 $3,791.62
Arkansas 11 $492.90 $1,600.30 $2,891.00
California 90 $687.75 $2,808.00 $6,846.93
Colorado 17 $456.84 $7,470.77 $10,186.75
Florida 71 $693.10 $4,092.40 $18,509.00
Georgia 25 $1,157.00 $1,959.75 $3,253.04
Hawaii 2 $823.36 $823.36 $1,965.00
Illinois 51 $750.00 $2,365.00 $3,743.28
Indiana 26 $510.75 $785.00 $3,194.61
Iowa 25 $842.90 $1,852.32 $4,942.00
Kansas 11 $1,154.80 $5,243.76 $13,451.05
Kentucky 26 $494.11 $2,346.60 $4,969.88
Louisiana 1 $317.46 $317.46 $317.46
Maine 7 $2,154.60 $2,649.25 $3,248.75
Maryland 2 $172.80 $172.80 $172.80
Michigan 27 $241.18 $2,131.00 $3,032.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $2,637.60 $4,096.00
Mississippi 11 $564.48 $853.84 $1,193.60
Missouri 20 $1,222.65 $1,346.95 $8,571.97
Montana 2 $1,142.40 $1,142.40 $2,944.00
Nebraska 13 $1,303.64 $1,512.25 $3,280.15
Nevada 4 $905.52 $2,342.33 $3,267.84
New Hampshire 1 $2,858.85 $2,858.85 $2,858.85
New Jersey 21 $194.55 $527.26 $735.68
New Mexico 2 $2,302.44 $2,302.44 $2,302.44
New York 23 $210.66 $795.00 $6,136.00
North Carolina 15 $1,549.50 $3,038.68 $5,813.00
North Dakota 4 $2,003.20 $2,562.40 $3,240.00
Ohio 67 $743.60 $1,397.40 $3,073.20
Oklahoma 17 $1,042.01 $2,137.20 $3,324.00
Oregon 13 $285.12 $1,072.50 $2,598.75
Pennsylvania 32 $402.00 $1,533.00 $5,112.00
South Carolina 12 $845.50 $1,791.00 $8,610.00
South Dakota 7 $2,452.00 $2,680.80 $3,290.40
Tennessee 38 $461.16 $587.70 $9,424.89
Texas 112 $617.43 $2,552.00 $11,047.72
Virginia 41 $576.61 $1,940.00 $10,602.00
Washington 32 $588.40 $1,410.50 $3,650.50
West Virginia 17 $109.50 $1,079.50 $2,276.40
Wisconsin 32 $418.38 $2,091.54 $3,325.12
Wyoming 4 $976.50 $1,485.07 $1,593.80

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $5,243.76 $166.06 – $672.32
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $5,243.76 $164.94 – $672.32
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $5,454.90 not published
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $5,466.00 $313.59 – $401.74
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $5,532.09 $172.43 – $801.00
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $5,559.94 $286.13 – $1,604.81
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $5,813.00 $167.65 – $418.63
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $5,854.14 $308.17 – $2,214.80
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $5,948.97 $176.20 – $352.40
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $5,948.97 $176.49 – $352.98
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $5,989.30 $318.40 – $459.25
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $6,087.12 $190.75 – $401.74
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $6,129.00 $384.96 – $401.74
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $6,136.00 $200.12 – $515.39
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $6,392.00 $175.06 – $801.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $6,846.93 $226.19 – $2,302.06
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $7,080.00 $303.54 – $6,265.56
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $7,174.17 $187.75 – $416.27
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $7,470.77 $181.33 – $342.30
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $7,470.77 $181.33 – $342.30
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $7,470.77 $181.33 – $342.30
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $7,470.77 $183.34 – $346.10
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $7,470.77 $181.33 – $342.30
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX $8,184.72 $175.06 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $8,347.94 $175.06 – $801.00
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $8,571.97 $101.17 – $264.55
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC $8,610.00 $259.18 – $824.37
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC $8,610.00 $259.18 – $788.87
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX $8,629.08 $172.43 – $801.00
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $8,789.00 $205.16 – $401.74
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $9,135.08 $183.17 – $391.35
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $9,292.69 $183.17 – $429.66
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $9,292.69 $656.64 – $656.64
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $9,292.69 $183.17 – $429.66
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $9,292.69 $183.17 – $530.75
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $9,292.69 $183.17 – $429.66
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN $9,424.89 $184.23 – $459.25
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $9,451.60 $183.17 – $631.85
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL $9,564.25 $303.54 – $7,506.65
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $9,740.00 $183.17 – $682.65
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $10,111.41 $183.17 – $530.75
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO $10,186.75 $178.60 – $401.74
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI, VA $10,602.00 $260.16 – $401.74
Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL $10,681.28 $183.17 – $406.63
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX $11,047.72 $171.56 – $309.77
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL $11,809.00 $303.54 – $7,506.65
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL $12,082.76 $401.74 – $6,931.71
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $12,459.75 $401.74 – $6,624.41
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS $13,451.05 $101.17 – $492.59
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL $14,594.00 $303.54 – $7,506.65

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