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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $316 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$234 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$234 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $234 to $741Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $145 to $427
$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $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
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th 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.