Scans and imaging CPT 70498 Outpatient

Neck CT angiogram (CTA) cost in Taos, NM

In Taos, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the neck: from $2,106.40 to $2,106.40, with a median of $2,106.40. Across New Mexico, the median is $1,576.80 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70498, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,106.40Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$2,106.40half pay less
Highest$2,106.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM · (575) 758-8883 CTA NECK $2,106.40 $2,633.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
source file

Outpatient: lowest $2,106.40, median $2,106.40, highest $2,106.40.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,106.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.