Neck CT with contrast cost in Grand Island, NE — inpatient
In Grand Island, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,917.50 to $2,716.00, with a median of $2,316.75. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Medical Center — $399.25 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,361.60 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 4, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Grand Island, NE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Medical Center lowest Grand Island, NE · (308) 384-4600 HC CT NECK W CONTRAST | $1,917.50 | $3,250.00 | $1,787.50–$3,055.00 | 41% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul, NE · (308) 754-4421 CT NECK WITH CONTRAST | $2,716.00 | $2,716.00 | $2,037.00–$2,607.36 | — | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul, NE · (308) 754-4421 All Inpatient Services | $2,716.00 | $2,716.00 | $2,037.00–$2,607.36 | — | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,917.50, median $2,316.75, highest $2,716.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,316.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.