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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Illinois 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$209 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$309 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,738Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $110 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $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
$234.42
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$549.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
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
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$309

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.