Neck CT with contrast cost in Slidell, LA
In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $425.00 to $831.18, with a median of $628.09. The lowest listed price is at Fairway Medical Center — $203.09 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $687.23 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairway Medical Center lowest Covington, LA · (985) 809-9888 CT NECK/SOFT TISSUE W CONTRAST | $425.00 | $1,368.00 | $179.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington, LA · (504) 988-5263 CT Scan of Neck With Contrast | $831.18 | $5,937.00 | $1,187.40–$629.32 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $425.00, median $628.09, highest $831.18 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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 1 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.