Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 8 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck: from $986.00 to $8,610.00, with a median of $1,709.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $723.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,975.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 70498, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CTA NECK W CONTRAST | $986.00 | $1,972.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC · (843) 724-2954 HC Cta Neck/Carotid W & W/O Cont | $1,709.50 | $2,630.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Cta Neck/Carotid W & W/O Cont | $1,709.50 | $2,630.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Cta Neck/Carotid W & W/O Cont | $1,709.50 | $2,630.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Cta Neck/Carotid W & W/O Cont | $1,709.50 | $2,630.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville, SC · (843) 847-4100 CTA NECK RAPIDAI TECH | $8,610.00 | $8,610.00 | $1,403.43–$8,179.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson, SC CTA NECK RAPIDAI TECH | $8,610.00 | $8,610.00 | $1,403.43–$8,179.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson, SC CTA NECK | $8,610.00 | $8,610.00 | $1,403.43–$8,179.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Moncks Corner, SC · (843) 847-4100 CTA NECK | $8,610.00 | $8,610.00 | $1,403.43–$8,179.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Moncks Corner, SC · (843) 847-4100 CTA NECK RAPIDAI TECH | $8,610.00 | $8,610.00 | $1,403.43–$8,179.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville, SC · (843) 847-4100 CTA NECK | $8,610.00 | $8,610.00 | $1,403.43–$8,179.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $986.00, median $1,709.50, highest $8,610.00 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,709.50. 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 0 of 3 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.