Scans and imaging CPT 70490 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT scan cost in Columbus, OH — inpatient

In Columbus, OH, 18 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $710.45 to $3,304.85, with a median of $995.15. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel St Ann's and 5 other hospitals — $284.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $919.50 at 132 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 70490, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$710.45Mount Carmel St Ann's + 5 more
Median$995.15half pay less
Highest$3,304.85in this market
Difference4.7×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 Columbus, OH.

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Lowest $710.45Highest $3,304.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/O Contrast $710.45 $1,093.00 $88.62–$1,384.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Diley Ridge Medical Center lowest Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/O Contrast $710.45 $1,093.00 $88.62–$1,384.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin lowest Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/O Contrast $710.45 $1,093.00 $88.62–$1,384.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/O Contrast $710.45 $1,093.00 $86.95–$1,384.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital lowest New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/O Contrast $710.45 $1,093.00 $88.62–$1,384.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/O Contrast $710.45 $1,093.00 $86.95–$1,384.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 CT Neck Soft Tissue w/o Contrast $738.00 $1,640.00 $738.00–$1,640.00 55% Feb 26, 2026
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Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $965.25 $1,485.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $995.15 $1,531.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $995.15 $1,531.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $995.15 $1,531.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $995.15 $1,531.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $995.15 $1,531.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $995.15 $1,531.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Ct Soft Tissue Neck Wo Contrast $1,043.90 $1,606.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 SOFT TISSUE NECK, W/O CONTRAST $1,080.00 $1,200.00 $780.00–$1,176.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 HC CT NECK W/O CONTRAST $2,984.35 $3,511.00 $1,193.74–$3,230.12 15% —
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Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC CT Neck WO Contrast $3,304.85 $3,304.85 $98.79–$3,304.85 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $710.45, median $995.15, highest $3,304.85 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $995.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 10 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 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.