Neck CT with contrast cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $798.20 to $3,450.70, with a median of $2,153.63. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $1,355.43 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,174.95 at 134 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $798.20 | $1,228.00 | $0.87–$903.92 | 35% |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH · (330) 670-4152 CT scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $1,025.25 | $1,367.00 | $166.26–$3,240.45 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC CT NECK TISSUE CONTRAST - CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CONTRAST File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,730.25 | $2,307.00 | $179.20–$2,076.30 | 25% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB CT-SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CM File of Nov 11, 2025 · source file | $2,577.00 | $3,436.00 | $1,168.24–$3,398.20 | 25% |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Ct Soft Tiss Neck W/Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,133.50 | $3,133.50 | — | — |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/ENHANC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,450.70 | $6,274.00 | $232.96–$2,258.64 | 45% |
Outpatient: lowest $798.20, median $2,153.63, highest $3,450.70 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,431.88. 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 4 of 5 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 neck CT with contrast makes cross-section pictures of the throat, glands, lymph nodes and airway after dye is injected into a vein. It is used for a neck lump, a deep throat infection or abscess, and to stage head and neck cancer.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.