Neck CT scan cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 7 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $607.75 to $2,122.88, with a median of $1,079.76. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $472.01 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,141.02 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 cities for code 70490, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $607.75 | $1,430.00 | $650.65–$1,422.99 | 58% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,079.76 | $1,636.00 | $701.68–$1,406.96 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,079.76 | $1,636.00 | $676.65–$1,406.96 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,079.76 | $1,636.00 | $701.68–$1,406.96 | 34% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 CT soft tissue neck wo con source file | $1,087.35 | $1,647.50 | $262.00–$524.00 | 34% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CT Soft T Neck W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.27 | $2,188.00 | — | 46% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTR source file | $2,122.88 | $3,317.00 | $350.50–$3,317.00 | 36% |
Inpatient: lowest $607.75, median $1,079.76, highest $2,122.88 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,083.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.