Scans and imaging CPT 70491 Outpatient

Neck CT with contrast cost in Alexandria, MN

In Alexandria, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $1,103.16 to $1,103.16, with a median of $1,103.16. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,361.90 at 85 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,103.16Alomere Health

Median$1,103.16half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,103.16in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Alomere Health Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 CT NECK NASOPHAR W IV CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,103.16	$1,902.00	—	42%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

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.

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.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $1,103.16, median $1,103.16, highest $1,103.16.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,103.16. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.