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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Michigan 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$324$275 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$282 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,585Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $224 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $324

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
6 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
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$324

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.