Scans and imaging CPT 70491 Outpatient

Neck CT with contrast cost in Texarkana, TX

In Texarkana, TX-AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast: from $1,745.50 to $1,745.50, with a median of $1,745.50. Across Texas, the median is $2,047.72 at 295 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Jan 14, 2026.

Lowest$1,745.50CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street
Median$1,745.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,745.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 CT Soft Tissue Neck W File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file $1,745.50 $3,491.00 $163.61–$3,491.00 50%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $1,745.50, median $1,745.50, highest $1,745.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,868.98. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.