Scans and imaging CPT 70490 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT scan cost in Clearlake, CA — inpatient

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $3,325.00 to $3,325.00, with a median of $3,325.00. Across California, the median is $2,043.75 at 210 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70490, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,325.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Median$3,325.00half pay less
Highest$3,325.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG CT NECK WO CONTR $3,325.00 $3,325.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,325.00, median $3,325.00, highest $3,325.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,325.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.