Scans and imaging CPT 70360 Outpatient

Soft tissue neck X-ray cost in Bismarck, ND

In Bismarck, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue X-ray: from $122.40 to $156.00, with a median of $139.20. The lowest listed price is at CHI St Alexius Health — $16.80 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $146.45 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$122.40CHI St Alexius Health

Median$139.20half of hospitals charge less

Highest$156.00in this market

Difference1.3×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 Bismarck, ND.

median

Lowest $122.40Highest $156.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
CHI St Alexius Health lowest Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$122.40	$240.00	$88.05–$216.00	49%
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 RAD EXAM NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file	$156.00	$195.00	$31.29–$175.50	20%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $122.40, median $139.20, highest $156.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $139.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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 soft tissue neck X-ray shows the airway and the tissues of the throat rather than the spine. It is used in children and adults to look for a swallowed object, swelling of the epiglottis or croup.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.