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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Alabama rates for HCPCS 70492

A CT scanner captures detailed cross-sectional images of the soft tissues of the neck, such as lymph nodes, the thyroid, or salivary glands, first without contrast dye and then again after dye is injected into a vein, all in one visit. It is used to evaluate neck masses, swelling, or other soft-tissue concerns.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$263 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$457 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $457 to $468Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $224 to $447
$200$500facility $468professional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 36th of 51

$302

AK $851UT $135

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.