Scans and imaging CPT 70490 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT scan cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 23 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: 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 83 hospitals.

Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 70490, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 of hospitals charge 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.

median
Lowest $156.52Highest $1,805.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 CT of Neck source file $156.52 $602.00 $62.13–$1,103.00 74%
Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file $260.40 $372.00 $164.87–$2,951.00 30%
Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file $287.90 $599.80 $401.39–$599.80 52%
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file $287.90 $599.80 $401.39–$503.83 52%
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file $287.90 $599.80 $401.39–$503.83 52%
Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 CT of Neck source file $385.06 $1,481.00 $41.17–$1,327.00 74%
North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 CT scan of neck source file $549.13 $1,042.00 $80.48–$1,432.00 47%
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 CT scan of neck source file $549.13 $1,042.00 $84.67–$1,432.00 47%
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $564.23 $1,407.04 $733.07–$1,266.34 60%
Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file $573.43 $1,430.00 $382.38–$1,287.00 60%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file $574.70 $1,433.16 $746.68–$1,289.84 60%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $574.70 $1,433.16 $746.68–$1,289.84 60%
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $574.70 $1,433.16 $746.68–$1,289.84 60%
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $574.70 $1,433.16 $746.68–$1,289.84 60%
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $574.70 $1,433.16 $746.68–$1,289.84 60%
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O CONTRAST File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $598.00 $1,407.04 $733.07–$1,266.34 57%
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $608.33 $1,086.30 $665.58–$1,086.30 44%
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file $608.33 $1,086.30 $482.64–$1,086.30 44%
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file $608.33 $1,086.30 $482.64–$1,086.30 44%
Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 CT of Neck source file $715.95 $1,935.00 $4.63–$1,741.50 63%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 CT of Neck source file $828.67 $1,837.00 $196.31–$1,915.00 55%
Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 CT of Neck source file $1,115.12 $2,120.00 $263.91–$2,120.00 47%
Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 CT NECK SOFT TISSUE WO CONT File of May 7, 2026 · source file $1,176.00 $1,176.00 $397.49–$1,058.40 —
Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT NECK W/O File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file $1,805.30 $2,579.00 $164.87–$2,951.00 30%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Inpatient: lowest $156.52, median $574.70, highest $1,176.00 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $574.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 22 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 11 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.