Scans and imaging CPT 70490 Outpatient

Neck CT scan cost in Minneapolis, MN

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast: from $156.52 to $1,176.00, with a median of $574.70. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $418.18 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,141.02 at 82 hospitals.

Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 cities for code 70490, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$156.52Methodist Hospital
Median$574.70half pay less
Highest$1,176.00in this market
Difference7.5×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

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Lowest $156.52Highest $1,805.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 CT of Neck $156.52 $602.00 $62.13–$1,103.00 74% —
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Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE $260.40 $372.00 $164.87–$2,951.00 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO $287.90 $599.80 $96.84–$1,379.00 52% Jun 17, 2026
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO $287.90 $599.80 $96.84–$1,366.00 52% Jun 16, 2026
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Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 CT of Neck $385.06 $1,481.00 $41.17–$1,327.00 74% —
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Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 CT scan of neck $549.13 $1,042.00 $84.67–$1,432.00 47% —
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North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 CT scan of neck $549.13 $1,042.00 $80.48–$1,432.00 47% —
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Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $564.23 $1,407.04 $80.99–$1,266.34 60% Jan 29, 2026
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M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services $573.43 $1,430.00 $100.03–$1,287.00 60% Feb 6, 2026
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M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $573.43 $1,430.00 $100.03–$1,287.00 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $574.70 $1,433.16 $100.03–$1,289.84 60% Jan 29, 2026
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M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $574.70 $1,433.16 $90.95–$1,289.84 60% Feb 5, 2026
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M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $574.70 $1,433.16 $90.95–$1,289.84 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $574.70 $1,433.16 $80.99–$1,289.84 60% Feb 5, 2026
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M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $574.70 $1,433.16 $90.95–$1,289.84 60% Feb 5, 2026
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Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CONTRAST $608.33 $1,086.30 $99.61–$1,364.00 44% Jun 16, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CONTRAST $608.33 $1,086.30 $99.61–$1,086.30 44% Jun 15, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO $608.33 $1,086.30 $99.61–$1,086.30 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CONTRAST $608.33 $1,086.30 $99.61–$1,364.00 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO $608.33 $1,086.30 $99.61–$1,364.00 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO $608.33 $1,086.30 $99.61–$1,364.00 44% Jun 16, 2026
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M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST $609.10 $1,433.16 $90.95–$1,289.84 57% Feb 6, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 CT of Neck $715.95 $1,935.00 $4.63–$1,741.50 63% —
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Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 CT of Neck $828.67 $1,837.00 $196.31–$1,915.00 55% —
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 CT of Neck $1,115.12 $2,120.00 $263.91–$2,120.00 47% —
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Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO CONT $1,176.00 $1,176.00 $39.82–$1,176.00 — May 7, 2026
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Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT NECK W/O $1,805.30 $2,579.00 $164.87–$2,951.00 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $156.52, median $574.70, highest $1,176.00 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $574.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 21 of 22 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.