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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Iowa 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$245 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$427 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,122Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $151 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $427

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
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$954.99
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
4 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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$427

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.