Neck CT with contrast cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,635.36 to $1,722.50, with a median of $1,653.18. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $17.82 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,675.65 at 210 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 70491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON | $1,635.36 | $4,456.00 | $3,119.20–$3,520.24 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON | $1,653.18 | $4,456.00 | $3,119.20–$3,564.80 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct soft tissue neck w/contrast | $1,722.50 | $3,250.00 | $594.51 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct soft tissue neck w/dye | $1,722.50 | $3,250.00 | $594.51 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,635.36, median $1,653.18, highest $1,722.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,635.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 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.