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CT Scan of Soft Tissue of Neck without Contrast Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 89 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 70490. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $693
📉 Low $60.00
📈 High $8,570
🏥 89 hospitals
🏛️ 47 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $141
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 89 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$60.00 | $282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $144 |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$74.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$92.00 | $98.07 | $57.29 | $57.29 | $57.29 | — | $57.29 | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$99.60 | $150 | $240 | $220 | $198 | $205 | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$117 | $93.03 | $97.31 | $97.31 | $97.31 | $750 | $97.31 | — | — |
| STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$117 | $96.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$144 | — | — | $275 | — | $650 | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$189 | — | $118 | $92.56 | $92.56 | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$258 | $101 | $101 | $101 | $99.13 | $1,083 | $106 | $695 | $111 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$378 | — | $92.78 | $92.78 | $92.78 | — | $92.78 | — | $92.78 |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$431 | $203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$442 | $184 | $336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$500 | $714 | $728 | $105 | $243 | $714 | $120 | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$540 | $64.36 | $64.36 | $64.36 | $65.65 | $918 | $64.36 | $946 | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$620 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$629 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OMEGA HOSPITAL SEVERN AVE. METAIRIE |
$639 | — | — | $511 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$693 | $176 | $336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$698 | $818 | — | — | — | $549 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$737 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$757 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | $75.00 | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$762 | $211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$762 | $216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$774 | $194 | $123 | $335 | $369 | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$800 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$862 | $201 | $336 | — | — | — | — | — | $201 |
| SURGICAL SPECIALTY CENTER OF BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$866 | $94.67 | $97.51 | $94.67 | $92.77 | $91.63 | $99.40 | $692 | $94.67 |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$874 | $94.67 | $97.51 | $94.67 | $94.67 | $1,866 | $99.40 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70490, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,212 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $693 for this?
That is the median of what the 89 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Ct scan of soft tissue of neck without contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 70490 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $141 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $60.00 to $8,570 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.9x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of soft tissue of neck without contrast cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for ct scan of soft tissue of neck without contrast (CPT 70490) in Louisiana range from $60.00 to $8,570, with a median of $693. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of soft tissue of neck without contrast in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $60.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70490 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.