Neck CT with contrast cost in Grand Junction, CO
In Grand Junction, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $1,518.30 to $2,316.72, with a median of $1,917.51. The lowest listed price is at Family Health West Hospital — $399.21 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $1,933.57 at 46 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 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 Junction, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC CT NECK SOFT TISSUE W/CONTRAST | $1,518.30 | $2,169.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO · (970) 644-3011 CT SCAN OF SOFT TISSUE OF NECK WITH CONTRAST | $2,316.72 | $4,137.00 | $156.50–$2,800.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,518.30, median $1,917.51, highest $2,316.72 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,518.30. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.