Neck CT with contrast cost in Atlantic City, NJ
In Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $226.94 to $591.75, with a median of $409.35. The lowest listed price is at Shore Memorial Hospital — $182.41 less than the median here. Across New Jersey, the median is $469.90 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 18, 2026 and Aug 30, 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Memorial Hospital lowest Somers Point, NJ · (609) 653-3500 CT SOFT TISS.NECK W/CONT. | $226.94 | $3,770.00 | $195.48–$927.49 | 94% | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital lowest Somers Point, NJ · (609) 653-3500 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/DYE | $226.94 | — | $253.33 | — | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - Mainland Division Pomona, NJ · (609) 441-8020 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/ CONTRAST | $591.75 | $3,945.00 | $509.30–$3,747.75 | 85% | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $226.94, median $409.35, highest $591.75 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.