Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Outpatient

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Bakersfield, CA

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck: from $530.75 to $2,623.50, with a median of $2,070.62. The lowest listed price is at Good Samaritan Hospital — $1,539.87 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,964.00 at 209 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 70498, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$530.75Good Samaritan Hospital

Median$2,070.62half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,623.50in this market

Difference4.9×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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

median

Lowest $530.75Highest $2,623.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Good Samaritan Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK source file	$530.75	$758.22	$40.70–$336.72	30%
Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 CT scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file	$779.39	$3,711.40	$296.91–$3,711.40	79%
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 CT ANGIO NECK W CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$2,070.62	$5,642.00	$226.19–$4,457.18	63%
Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 CT ANGIO NECK W CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$2,093.19	$5,642.00	$226.19–$4,513.60	63%
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct angiography neck+1 more line at this price File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file	$2,623.50	$4,950.00	$594.51	47%

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 $530.75, median $2,070.62, highest $2,623.50 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,093.19. 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 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 CTA uses contrast dye and CT scanning to show the carotid and vertebral arteries in the neck. It is used after a stroke or mini-stroke and to check narrowing found on an ultrasound.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.