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 Neck Tissue Contrast - CT Soft Tissue Neck W Contrast
Chicago, IL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 70491 →Price type
University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics’s median price of $243 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($456), higher than 25% 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: 10 payers, 66 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 | Aetna Better Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $122.28 | $97.82 | $61.14 – $122.28 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $122.28 | $97.82 | $61.14 – $122.28 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $122.28 | $97.82 | $61.14 – $122.28 |
| 4 | Molina mmai dual eligibility professional · fee schedule · both | $149.74 | $117.27 | $52.33 – $149.74 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap professional · fee schedule · both | $187.17 | $146.58 | $65.41 – $187.17 |
| 6 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad professional · fee schedule · both | $187.17 | $146.58 | $65.41 – $187.17 |
| 7 | Optum all products professional · fee schedule · both | $187.17 | $146.58 | $65.41 – $187.17 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $187.17 | $146.58 | $65.41 – $187.17 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $196.53 | $153.91 | $68.68 – $196.53 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $181.67 | $181.67 | $181.67 – $181.67 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice city of chicago professional · fee schedule · both | $234.23 | $183.44 | $81.86 – $234.23 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice opt ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $234.23 | $183.44 | $81.86 – $234.23 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unite here health professional · fee schedule · both | $234.23 | $183.44 | $81.86 – $234.23 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare core epo & navigate epo professional · fee schedule · both | $191.87 | $183.58 | $83.50 – $275.37 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 16 | Aetna Better Health mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 17 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 18 | Molina mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 19 | Optum all products facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advocate health systems ipa professional · fee schedule · both | $237.71 | $186.16 | $83.07 – $237.71 |
| 22 | WellCare medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $194.85 | $194.85 | $194.85 – $194.85 |
| 23 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $199.18 | $199.18 | $199.18 – $199.18 |
| 24 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · both | $199.18 | $203.14 | $105.53 – $304.71 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare choice epo professional · fee schedule · both | $218.27 | $208.85 | $95.00 – $313.27 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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