Neck CT with contrast cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,217.25 to $7,862.17, with a median of $2,196.90. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $979.65 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,675.65 at 210 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 70491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CT SOFT TIS NCK W CONTR File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $1,217.25 | $2,705.00 | $489.61–$2,028.75 | 55% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/ source file | $1,413.13 | $2,018.75 | $166.31–$1,500.00 | 30% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $2,019.32 | $6,064.00 | $1,819.20–$4,972.48 | 67% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,036.16 | $4,242.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $2,184.00 | $4,200.00 | $171.00–$510.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $2,184.00 | $4,200.00 | $171.00–$510.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $2,184.00 | $4,200.00 | $171.00–$510.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL source file | $2,184.00 | $4,200.00 | $171.00–$510.00 | 48% |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC CT SOFT TIS NCK W CONTR File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $2,196.90 | $4,882.00 | $2,685.10–$3,905.60 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CT SOFT TIS NCK W CONTR File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $2,196.90 | $4,882.00 | $976.40–$4,393.80 | 55% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $2,230.27 | $5,704.00 | $3,422.40–$5,704.00 | 61% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 CT Neck Soft Tissue w/ Contrast File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,264.25 | $3,019.00 | — | 25% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CT SOFT TIS NCK W CONTR File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $2,778.75 | $6,175.00 | $1,235.00–$5,248.75 | 55% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 CT NECK W CONTRAST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $2,924.00 | $2,924.00 | $1,535.10–$2,924.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 CT NECK W CONTRAST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $2,924.00 | $2,924.00 | $1,535.10–$2,924.00 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CONTRAST File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $3,363.00 | $3,363.00 | $1,765.58–$3,363.00 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC CT Soft Tis Nck W Contr+1 more line at this price source file | $7,862.17 | $7,862.17 | $128.56–$7,862.17 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $1,217.25, median $2,196.90, highest $7,862.17 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $2,184.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70491 ($1,570.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC CT Neck W/ Contrast | $111.67 | file |