Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient

In Moses Lake, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $3,833.00 to $3,833.00, with a median of $3,833.00. Across Washington, the median is $2,248.33 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$3,833.00Samaritan Hospital

Median$3,833.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3,833.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 CT scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast source file	$3,833.00	$3,833.00	—	—

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

Inpatient: lowest $3,833.00, median $3,833.00, highest $3,833.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,119.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.