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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

New Mexico 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$245$155 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$468 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,692Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $68 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,445professional $245

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
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
2 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
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 47th of 51

$251

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.