Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Champaign, IL — inpatient

In Champaign-Urbana, IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $3,736.00 to $4,988.00, with a median of $4,362.00. The lowest listed price is at Gibson Community Hospital — $626.00 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $2,715.12 at 109 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 15, 2026 and Apr 15, 2026.

Lowest$3,736.00Gibson Community Hospital
Median$4,362.00half pay less
Highest$4,988.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Champaign-Urbana, IL.

median
Lowest $3,736.00Highest $6,078.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gibson Community Hospital lowest Gibson City, IL · (217) 784-4251 *DNU CTA NECK/CAROTID W/WO/REPROC PFA) $3,736.00 $3,736.00 $2,559.16–$3,549.20 — —
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The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL · (217) 383-3311 CT Angiography -Neck $4,988.00 $4,988.00 $265.26–$4,239.80 — Apr 15, 2026
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Gibson Community Hospital Gibson City, IL · (217) 784-4251 CTA HEAD/NECK/CAROTID W W/O REPROCESSING $5,789.00 $5,789.00 $3,965.47–$5,499.55 — —
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Gibson Community Hospital Gibson City, IL · (217) 784-4251 CTA NECK/CAROTIDW/WO/REPRC $6,078.00 $6,078.00 $4,163.43–$5,774.10 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $3,736.00, median $4,362.00, highest $4,988.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,362.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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.