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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

North Dakota 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$347 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$174 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,950Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $251 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
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
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$447

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.