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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

North Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$363$245 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$224 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,585Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $219 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $363

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
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
20 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
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$363

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.