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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Tennessee 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$372$275 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$324 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $309 to $794Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $372

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
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 21st of 51

$372

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.