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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Missouri 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$380$263 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$398 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,512Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,042
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $380

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
$263.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
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
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 20th of 51

$380

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.