Neck CT with contrast cost in Prescott Valley, AZ
In Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $2,347.71 to $3,107.50, with a median of $2,727.61. The lowest listed price is at Verde Valley Medical Center — $379.90 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,140.56 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verde Valley Medical Center lowest Cottonwood, AZ · (928) 773-2357 CT Neck Soft Tissue w/ contrast | $2,347.71 | $4,695.41 | $172.92–$5,000.00 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott, AZ · (928) 445-2700 CT NECK WITH CONTRAST | $3,107.50 | $4,188.00 | $189.74–$4,062.36 | 26% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,347.71, median $2,727.61, highest $3,107.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,727.61. 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 2 of 2 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.