Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $832.56 to $2,035.00, with a median of $2,035.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $1,202.44 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $770.53 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$832.56Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$2,035.00half pay less
Highest$2,035.00in this market
Difference2.4×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $832.56Highest $2,035.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC CTA NECK W/&W/O CO INC POST $832.56 $832.56 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC CTA NECK W/&W/O CO INC POST $1,058.55 $1,058.55 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC CTA NECK W/&W/O CO INC POST $2,035.00 $2,035.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC CTA NECK W/&W/O CO INC POST $2,035.00 $2,035.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC CTA NECK W/&W/O CO INC POST $2,035.00 $2,035.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $832.56, median $2,035.00, highest $2,035.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $732.03 — 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.