Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Napa, CA — inpatient

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $2,903.94 to $2,903.94, with a median of $2,903.94. Across California, the median is $2,964.00 at 207 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,903.94Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center

Median$2,903.94half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,903.94in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,903.94	$5,694.00	—	49%

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 $2,903.94, median $2,903.94, highest $2,903.94.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,563.15 — 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.