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How Much Does Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 70498 — Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast

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Average Medicare Payment

$67.83

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$45.8M

Services (2023)

707.9K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-9.4%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$74.84$12.5M176.7K—
2015$66.23$13.4M213.0K-11.5%
2016$64.31$16.1M264.2K-2.9%
2017$73.10$23.1M328.9K+13.7%
2018$72.30$29.1M419.8K-1.1%
2019$73.06$35.6M511.2K+1.1%
2020$72.08$34.2M491.3K-1.3%
2021$70.24$39.5M585.5K-2.6%
2022$68.63$40.7M618.9K-2.3%
2023$67.83$45.8M707.9K-1.2%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $83.86 vs ID at $58.06.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$83.86$191.4K2.3K44
GU$79.71$11.6K1454
NY$71.59$2.5M35.5K569
DC$71.45$197.1K2.8K31
NJ$70.73$1.2M16.4K279
FL$70.66$3.0M42.9K808
NV$70.32$378.4K5.4K112
MD$69.09$956.4K13.8K248
AZ$68.15$910.9K13.4K201
PR$68.11$15.8K2324
CA$68.01$4.2M61.6K1.1K
CT$66.40$650.4K9.8K168
WY$66.16$69.7K1.1K26
TX$65.70$3.3M50.8K832
IL$65.47$1.9M28.5K575
CO$64.29$1.2M18.5K237
DE$64.13$179.9K2.8K35
MA$64.11$1.5M23.6K389
VA$63.72$1.3M19.7K291
LA$63.55$473.6K7.5K197
RI$63.30$299.3K4.7K80
WA$63.17$1.2M19.7K205
NC$62.94$1.5M24.2K396
PA$62.87$1.9M30.9K587
GA$62.79$1.2M19.0K335
MN$62.77$2.0M31.4K481
TN$62.29$1.2M19.4K353
SC$62.26$770.1K12.4K204
HI$62.22$112.6K1.8K31
MI$62.21$1.4M22.6K355
MT$61.34$151.1K2.5K53
MS$61.32$426.6K7.0K125
OH$61.29$1.3M21.7K388
ND$61.21$128.9K2.1K40
KS$61.14$379.9K6.2K129
MO$61.13$1.0M16.7K287
AL$60.80$590.1K9.7K240
OR$60.78$517.5K8.5K176
NH$60.70$268.4K4.4K97
IA$60.59$290.5K4.8K125
KY$60.52$501.1K8.3K167
IN$60.41$829.2K13.7K226
ME$60.18$147.0K2.4K57
WI$60.07$814.7K13.6K320
OK$60.03$482.6K8.0K161
NE$59.64$339.3K5.7K90
AR$59.45$478.5K8.0K129
WV$59.13$237.8K4.0K86
NM$59.10$184.8K3.1K74
AA$59.09$10.6K1792
UT$58.92$368.6K6.3K125

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Zhi HuangDiagnostic RadiologyMD$42.4K681$62.28
Joseph NguyenDiagnostic RadiologyTX$38.9K599$64.93
Joshua AlbrektsonDiagnostic RadiologyMN$38.8K593$65.50
Hannu HuhdanpaaDiagnostic RadiologyWA$38.6K587$65.71
Alfonso Urdaneta-MoncadaDiagnostic RadiologyWA$37.2K584$63.78
Michal KlysikDiagnostic RadiologyTX$36.2K570$63.55
Eugene KimDiagnostic RadiologyMN$36.0K576$62.44
Steven HakeDiagnostic RadiologyCO$35.7K284$125.82
Kandarp PatelCardiologyTN$35.2K276$127.40
Amar SinghDiagnostic RadiologyTX$31.4K452$69.54
Daniel SusantoDiagnostic RadiologyWA$31.2K496$62.91
Michelle DubesDiagnostic RadiologyAZ$30.7K422$72.72
Katherine MullenDiagnostic RadiologyMA$30.7K488$62.87
Jerry ChangDiagnostic RadiologyCA$30.4K177$172.01
Craig HarrDiagnostic RadiologyTX$29.1K482$60.35
Joseph CurcioDiagnostic RadiologyOH$27.4K445$61.66
Candice HenryDiagnostic RadiologyOR$27.3K433$63.01
Bernadette DiegnanDiagnostic RadiologyAZ$27.3K369$73.94
Jeffrey JonesInterventional RadiologyNC$27.2K285$95.60
Scott DidierDiagnostic RadiologyTN$27.1K463$58.57

🤔 Is Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 70498 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 9.4% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.