Neck CT with contrast cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $2,194.80 to $8,137.00, with a median of $8,137.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $5,942.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $1,678.00 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC CT Soft Tissue Neck W/ Contrast | $2,194.80 | $3,658.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC CT Soft Tissue Neck W/ Contrast | $2,194.80 | $3,658.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC CT Soft Tissue Neck W/ Contrast | $2,194.80 | $3,658.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC CT Soft Tissue Neck W/ Contrast | $2,194.80 | $3,658.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC CT Soft Tissue Neck W/ Contrast | $3,889.20 | $12,964.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $1,546.03–$7,323.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Hopewell, VA · (804) 541-1600 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $1,546.03–$7,323.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 289-4500 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $1,546.03–$7,323.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $1,546.03–$7,323.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Hopewell, VA · (804) 541-1600 Computed tomography, soft tissue neck; with contrast material(s) | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $401.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield, VA · (804) 483-0000 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $1,546.03–$7,323.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 483-0000 CT NECK W/CONTRAST | $8,137.00 | $8,137.00 | $1,546.03–$7,323.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,194.80, median $8,137.00, highest $8,137.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,338.00. 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 0 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.