Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient

In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck as an inpatient: from $559.52 to $8,335.44, with a median of $1,242.48. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $682.96 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $697.55 at 54 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 70498, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$559.52Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Median$1,242.48half pay less
Highest$8,335.44in this market
Difference14.9×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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

median
Lowest $559.52Highest $8,335.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC CTA NECK CONTRAST $559.52 $2,152.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC CTA NECK CONTRAST $602.56 $2,152.00 — 72% —
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Cta Neck W/Cst Incl Mpr $1,882.40 $2,353.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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PAM Specialty Hospital of Shreveport Shreveport, LA CT Angiography Neck $8,335.44 $8,335.44 $5,834.81–$7,085.12 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $559.52, median $1,242.48, highest $8,335.44 — a 14.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $602.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.