Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W CONTRAST
Independence, IA
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Buchanan County Health Center’s median price of $2.2k is 371% above the median hospital's median price ($456), higher than 91% of the 2,626 hospitals reporting CPT 70491. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 21 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · other · outpatient | $833.65 | $833.65 | $833.65 – $833.65 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $916.89 | $916.89 | $916.89 – $916.89 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,017 | $1,017 | $1,017 – $1,017 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,046 | $1,046 | $1,046 – $1,046 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,049 | $1,049 | $1,049 – $1,049 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,086 | $1,086 | $1,086 – $1,086 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,426 | $1,426 | $1,426 – $1,426 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,453 | $1,453 | $1,453 – $1,453 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,453 | $1,453 | $1,453 – $1,453 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,453 | $1,453 | $1,453 – $1,453 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,412 | $2,412 | $2,412 – $2,412 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,412 | $2,412 | $2,412 – $2,412 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,528 | $2,528 | $2,528 – $2,528 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,587 | $2,587 | $2,587 – $2,587 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,616 | $2,616 | $2,616 – $2,616 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,616 | $2,616 | $2,616 – $2,616 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
| 19 | Humana medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
| 20 | Molina medicaid facility · case rate · inpatient | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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