Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in College Station, TX — inpatient

In College Station-Bryan, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $617.75 to $2,381.40, with a median of $617.75. The lowest listed price is at CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $2,595.37 at 281 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$617.75CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital + 2 more
Median$617.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,381.40in this market
Difference3.9×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 College Station-Bryan, TX.

median
Lowest $617.75Highest $2,381.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital lowest College Station, TX · (979) 776-3912 CT ANGIO NECK W/WO CONT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $617.75 $3,530.00 $3,000.50 83%
Burleson St. Joseph Health Center of Caldwell, Texas lowest Caldwell, TX · (979) 567-3245 CT ANGIO NECK W/WO CONT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $617.75 $3,530.00 $1,334.34–$3,530.00 83%
CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital lowest Bryan, TX · (979) 776-3912 CT ANGIO NECK W/WO CONT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $617.75 $3,530.00 $3,000.50–$3,530.00 83%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC CT ANGIO,NECK,W/WO CONTRAST MA File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $2,381.40 $3,969.00 $2,182.95–$3,572.10 40%
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 $617.75, median $617.75, highest $2,381.40 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $617.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.