Scans and imaging CPT 70491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT with contrast cost in Warrensburg, MO — inpatient

In Warrensburg, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck soft tissue CT scan with contrast as an inpatient: from $732.50 to $732.50, with a median of $732.50. Across Missouri, the median is $1,389.05 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024.

Lowest$732.50Western Missouri Medical Center

Median$732.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$732.50in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Warrensburg, MO.

median

Lowest $732.50Highest $732.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Western Missouri Medical Center lowest Warrensburg, MO · (660) 747-2500 CT Neck w/ Cont+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 1, 2024 · source file	$732.50	$2,158.90	—	66%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $732.50, median $732.50, highest $732.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $732.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.