Neck CT scan cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan without contrast: from $240.50 to $3,982.20, with a median of $1,104.88. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $864.38 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,082.64 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 70490, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CT SCAN OF SOFT TISSUE OF NECK WITHOUT CONTRAST | $240.50 | $481.00 | $45.55–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA CT NECK UNENHANCED | $245.10 | $817.00 | $86.90–$817.00 | 70% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/O DYE | $269.50 | $539.00 | $45.55–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT SOFT TISS NECK;W/O CONTRAST | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CT NECK SOFT TIS W/O | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $889.20 | $1,482.00 | $90.85–$1,304.16 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CT NECK W/O | $896.03 | $1,280.05 | $76.03–$921.64 | 30% | — source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC CT NK/SOFT TISS WO CNTRST | $1,082.64 | $1,388.00 | $65.82–$321.99 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC CT NK/SOFT TISS WO CNTRST | $1,082.64 | $1,388.00 | $58.44–$1,446.50 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CT NK/SOFT TISS WO CNTRST | $1,084.10 | $1,465.00 | $58.44–$339.88 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CT NK/SOFT TISS WO CNTRST | $1,125.66 | $1,542.00 | $72.79–$358.96 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $1,740.00 | $2,900.00 | $87.53–$2,465.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $1,795.80 | $2,993.00 | $94.21–$2,544.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $1,810.20 | $3,017.00 | $93.97–$2,564.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $1,863.00 | $3,105.00 | $101.65–$2,484.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $1,950.00 | $3,250.00 | $84.51–$2,925.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $2,020.20 | $3,367.00 | $94.88–$3,097.64 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $2,937.00 | $4,895.00 | $94.80–$4,160.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK WO CON | $3,982.20 | $6,637.00 | $101.38–$5,973.30 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $240.50, median $1,104.88, highest $3,982.20 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $1,740.00. 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 14 of 18 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.