Neck CT with contrast cost in Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $186.50 to $1,621.55, with a median of $186.50. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton and 2 other hospitals. Across Michigan, the median is $1,238.00 at 90 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jul 1, 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns, MI · (989) 227-3400 CHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $186.50 | $373.00 | $119.28–$298.26 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte, MI · (517) 543-1050 CHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $186.50 | $373.00 | $169.67–$298.26 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing lowest Lansing, MI · (517) 364-1000 CHG CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $186.50 | $373.00 | $119.28–$298.26 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI · (517) 543-1050 HB CT Neck Tissue Contrast | $355.50 | $1,422.00 | $128.71–$1,330.99 | 75% | — source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids, MI · (517) 663-2671 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CONTRAST | $544.64 | $1,089.27 | $197.78–$980.34 | 50% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns, MI · (989) 227-3400 HB CT Neck Tissue Contrast | $739.00 | $2,956.00 | $11.00–$2,719.52 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 364-1000 HB CT Neck Tissue Contrast | $809.25 | $3,237.00 | $95.42–$2,621.97 | 75% | — source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 CT Neck Soft Tissue w/ Contrast | $1,621.55 | $3,243.10 | $97.38–$2,270.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $186.50, median $186.50, highest $1,621.55 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $186.50. 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.