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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Rhode Island 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$309 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$295 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $282 to $676Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $257 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $407

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
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
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 15th of 51

$407

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.