Neck CT with contrast cost in McAllen, TX
In McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $175.00 to $16,280.89, with a median of $1,055.18. The lowest listed price is at Mission Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $880.18 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,047.72 at 295 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 6, 2025 and Sep 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Regional Medical Center lowest Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 CT NECK W/C | $175.00 | $3,273.90 | $175.06–$2,619.12 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Knapp Medical Center lowest Weslaco, TX · (956) 968-8567 Hc Ct Neck Tissue Contrast | $175.00 | $3,354.15 | $122.74–$3,287.07 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 CT Neck W Contrast | $1,935.36 | $9,676.80 | $165.82–$178.55 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $16,280.89 | $16,280.89 | $1,139.66–$13,838.76 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.00, median $1,055.18, highest $16,280.89 — a 93.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.