Scans and imaging CPT 70491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT with contrast cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 18 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast as an inpatient: from $698.97 to $3,888.00, with a median of $1,114.00. The lowest listed price is at Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center — $415.03 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,337.31 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 17 cities for code 70491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Lowest$698.97Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Median$1,114.00half pay less
Highest$3,888.00in this market
Difference5.6×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

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Lowest $698.97Highest $3,888.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center lowest Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Soft Tissue Neck Enhanced - CT $698.97 $1,164.95 — 40% Sep 21, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONT $1,055.86 $1,055.86 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONT $1,055.86 $1,055.86 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONT $1,055.86 $1,055.86 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONT $1,055.86 $1,055.86 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ct Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,114.00 $2,785.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ct Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,114.00 $2,785.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ct Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,114.00 $2,785.00 — 60% —
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Ct Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,114.00 $2,785.00 — 60% —
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ct Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,114.00 $2,785.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 CT,NECK,SOFT TISSUE,W CONTRAST GLR $1,422.92 $1,422.92 — — Apr 1, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,584.05 $2,437.00 $182.96–$2,339.52 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,705.60 $2,624.00 $135.48–$2,624.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $1,736.80 $2,672.00 $119.63–$2,618.56 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC CT Neck Soft Tissue W/Contrast $2,057.25 $3,165.00 $94.88–$3,006.75 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Neck W/ Contrast $2,113.00 $2,113.00 — — —
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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Neck W/ Contrast $2,113.00 $2,113.00 — — —
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/DYE $3,888.00 $4,320.00 $1,987.20–$3,672.00 10% Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/DYE $3,888.00 $4,320.00 $1,121.04–$1,214.78 10% Feb 26, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $698.97, median $1,114.00, highest $3,888.00 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $1,114.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 6 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.