Neck CT scan cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast: from $11,944.31 to $11,944.31, with a median of $11,944.31. Across Texas, the median is $1,744.52 at 275 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70490, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 CT NECK W/O CONTRAST | $11,944.31 | $11,944.31 | $836.10–$10,152.66 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11,944.31, median $11,944.31, highest $11,944.31.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 CT makes cross-section pictures of the throat, glands, lymph nodes and airway without contrast dye. It is less common than the contrast scan, and is used when dye cannot be given.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70490 ($1,225.64). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TXCT NECK,SOFT TISSUE,W/O CON - 70490 - 407003085 | $104.00 | file |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TXCT NECK,SOFT TISSUE,W/O CON - 70490 - 416703085 | $104.00 | file |