Scans and imaging CPT 70490 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT scan cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $127.09 to $3,565.80, with a median of $150.61. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $23.52 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,082.64 at 92 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 70490, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$127.09Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Median$150.61half pay less
Highest$3,565.80in this market
Difference28.1×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

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Lowest $127.09Highest $3,565.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 70490 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE Tech $127.09 $532.00 $86.85–$441.52 76% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC CT SFT TIS NECK W/O CONTRAST MD $133.80 $223.00 $90.98–$189.55 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC CT SFT TIS NECK W/O CONTRAST MD $133.80 $223.00 $144.95–$189.55 40% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 70490 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE Tech $167.42 $532.00 $86.85–$436.72 69% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 CT Neck Soft Tissue w/o Contrast - Report $176.25 $532.00 $94.25–$596.28 67% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC CT SFT TIS NECK W/O CONTRAST $796.80 $1,328.00 $541.82–$1,128.80 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC CT SFT TIS NECK W/O CONTRAST $796.80 $1,328.00 $863.20–$1,128.80 40% —
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PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola, PA CT Soft Tissue Neck W/O Dye $3,565.80 $3,565.80 $2,674.35 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $127.09, median $150.61, highest $3,565.80 — a 28.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $150.61 — 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.