Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Outpatient

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Buffalo, NY

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck: from $533.13 to $1,890.68, with a median of $996.00. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $462.87 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,112.38 at 112 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$533.13Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Median$996.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,890.68in this market
Difference3.5×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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

median
Lowest $533.13Highest $1,890.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 CT SCAN OF BLOOD VESSELS OF NECK WITH CONTRAST source file $533.13 $761.61 $194.76–$352.90 30%
Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file $858.43 — $94.48–$1,074.55 —
Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 CT Angiography - Neck source file $996.00 $996.00 $54.79–$996.00 —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 CT Angiography - Neck source file $996.00 $996.00 $54.79–$996.00 —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 CT Angiography - Neck source file $996.00 $996.00 $54.79–$996.00 —
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 CTA NECK+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $1,016.60 $1,196.00 $92.35–$1,306.00 15%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK source file $1,386.00 $1,980.00 $194.76–$352.90 30%
Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Cta Neck Ww C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,819.00 $1,819.00 — —
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ct Angio Neck W/O Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,890.68 $1,890.68 — —
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $533.13, median $996.00, highest $1,890.68 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,006.30. 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 2 of 6 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.