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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$427$309 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$513 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,380Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $240 to $813
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $427

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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$630.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
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
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th 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.