Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $606.05 to $954.20, with a median of $606.05. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $2,381.40 at 264 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX CTA NECK W&W/O CONTRAST source file | $606.05 | $3,030.25 | $126.03–$1,666.64 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CTA NECK W&W/O CONTRAST source file | $606.05 | $3,030.25 | $126.03–$1,666.64 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MSU CTA NECK W/CON & W/O IF PERFOR source file | $669.56 | $3,347.79 | $126.03–$1,841.28 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MSU CTA NECK W/CON & W/O IF PERFOR source file | $669.56 | $3,347.79 | $126.03–$1,841.28 | 80% |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCESS source file | $954.20 | $4,771.00 | $175.06–$3,816.80 | 80% |
Inpatient: lowest $606.05, median $606.05, highest $954.20 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $954.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70498 ($1,859.98). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $130.01 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $130.01 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $149.57 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $149.57 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $152.46 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $152.46 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCE | $152.46 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCE | $152.46 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CTA NECK W IV & POST PROCES | $160.04 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CTA NECK W/CON & W/O IF PERFOR | $167.97 | file |