Scans and imaging CPT 70490 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT scan cost in Macon, GA — inpatient

In Macon-Bibb County, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $916.41 to $1,313.50, with a median of $916.41. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont Macon North and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $964.05 at 76 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 70490, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2025 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$916.41Piedmont Macon North + 1 more
Median$916.41half pay less
Highest$1,313.50in this market
Difference1.4×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 Macon-Bibb County, GA.

median
Lowest $916.41Highest $1,313.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Piedmont Macon North lowest Macon, GA · (478) 757-5990 HC CT Neck/Soft Tiss WO Cntrst $916.41 $3,054.70 $261.88–$2,749.23 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Macon lowest Macon, GA · (478) 765-7000 HC CT Neck/Soft Tiss WO Cntrst $916.41 $3,054.70 $208.94–$2,749.23 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA · (478) 633-1000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $1,313.50 $2,627.00 $1,339.77–$2,443.11 50% Nov 19, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $916.41, median $916.41, highest $1,313.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $916.41 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.