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CT Of The Neck Soft Tissues, With And Without Dye

Virginia 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$224 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$219 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,778Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $195 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $269

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
$245.47
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
5 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
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$269

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.