Scans and imaging CPT 70491 Outpatient

Neck CT with contrast cost in Kingsport, TN

In Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $559.65 to $559.65, with a median of $559.65. The lowest listed price is at Johnston Memorial Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $836.65 at 87 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$559.65Johnston Memorial Hospital + 4 more
Median$559.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$559.65in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.

median
Lowest $559.65Highest $559.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Johnston Memorial Hospital lowest Abingdon, VA · (276) 258-1000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $559.65 $3,731.00 $171.14–$3,731.00 85%
Bristol Regional Medical Center lowest Bristol, TN · (423) 844-1121 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $559.65 $3,731.00 $166.39–$3,731.00 85%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital lowest Rogersville, TN · (423) 921-7000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $559.65 $3,731.00 $150.25–$3,731.00 85%
Holston Valley Medical Center lowest Kingsport, TN · (423) 224-4000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $559.65 $3,731.00 $166.39–$3,731.00 85%
Indian Path Community Hospital lowest Kingsport, TN · (423) 857-7000 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $559.65 $3,731.00 $159.14–$3,731.00 85%
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. More
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. More
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. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $559.65, median $559.65, highest $559.65.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $559.65. 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 5 of 5 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.