Scans and imaging CPT 70491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT with contrast cost in Rifle, CO — inpatient

In Rifle, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,875.00 to $2,875.00, with a median of $2,875.00. Across Colorado, the median is $1,933.57 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 2026.

Lowest$2,875.00Aspen Valley Hospital District
Median$2,875.00half pay less
Highest$2,875.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO · (970) 544-1261 HC CT Neck Tissue Contrast - CT Soft Tissue Neck W Contrast $2,875.00 $2,875.00 $357.10–$2,875.00 — Mar 26, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,875.00, median $2,875.00, highest $2,875.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,143.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.