Neck CT with contrast cost in Lexington, NE
In Lexington, NE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $2,071.68 to $2,475.00, with a median of $2,164.00. The lowest listed price is at Lexington Regional Health Center — $92.32 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,361.60 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 28, 2025 and Dec 28, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lexington, NE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Regional Health Center lowest Lexington, NE · (308) 324-5651 CT Neck Soft Tissue w/ Contrast | $2,071.68 | $2,158.00 | $1,079.00–$2,158.00 | 4% | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center lowest Lexington, NE · (308) 324-5651 70491 CT NECK SOFT TISS W/CONT | $2,071.68 | $2,158.00 | $1,079.00–$2,158.00 | 4% | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad, NE · (308) 784-2261 Ct Soft Tissue Neck W | $2,164.00 | $2,404.00 | $1,346.00–$2,404.00 | 10% | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington, NE · (308) 324-5651 CT Neck/Chest w/ Contrast | $2,451.84 | $2,554.00 | $1,277.00–$2,554.00 | 4% | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg, NE · (308) 537-3661 Ct Soft Tissue Neck W/ Cont | $2,475.00 | $2,750.00 | $1,688.00–$2,640.00 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,071.68, median $2,164.00, highest $2,475.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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 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.