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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

New Jersey 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$288$251 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$302 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,820Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $200 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $288

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
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$6,606.93
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
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
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 38th of 51

$295

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.