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CPT 70498 Medicare Fee Schedule 2026
Medicare's 2026 national payment for CPT 70498 is $273.89 in a non-facility setting ($273.89 in a facility), up 244.2% from $79.57 in 2025.
National rate, October 2026
- Non-facility
- $273.89
- Facility
- $273.89
- vs. 2025
- +244.2%
- Commercial national avg.
- $436.59
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Physician Fee Schedule·70498·National·2026, 2025
Current non-facility rate
$273.89▼58.6%
Facility: $273.89
Recent trend
Code description
Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area.
| Code | Date | State | Locality | Carrier | Non-Facility Fee | Facility Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70498 | 10/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $273.89 | $273.89 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 10/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $193.73 | $193.73 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 10/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $80.16 | $80.16 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 7/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $80.16 | $80.16 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 7/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $273.89 | $273.89 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 7/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $193.73 | $193.73 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 4/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $193.73 | $193.73 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 4/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $273.89 | $273.89 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 4/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $80.16 | $80.16 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 1/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $80.16 | $80.16 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 1/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $193.73 | $193.73 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 1/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $273.89 | $273.89 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 10/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $79.57 | $79.57 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 10/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $272.03 | $272.03 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 10/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $192.46 | $192.46 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 7/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $79.57 | $79.57 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 7/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $272.03 | $272.03 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 7/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $192.46 | $192.46 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 4/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $272.03 | $272.03 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 4/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $192.46 | $192.46 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 4/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $79.57 | $79.57 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 1/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $79.57 | $79.57 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 1/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $192.46 | $192.46 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
| 70498 | 1/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $272.03 | $272.03 | Ct Scan Of Neck Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Neck. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area. |
70498 national rate by year
Each row is the latest CMS file published that year. Change is against the year before.
| CMS file | Non-facility | Facility | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $273.89 | $273.89 | +244.2% |
| October 2025 | $79.57 | $79.57 | -2.4% |
| March 2024 | $81.55 | $81.55 | -60.5% |
| January 2023 | $206.71 | $206.71 | -2.2% |
| July 2022 | $211.44 | $211.44 | - |
This is the national amount before geographic adjustment. Medicare multiplies each relative value unit by its locality's geographic practice cost index, so a practice's own allowed amount can be higher or lower; pick a state above to see its localities. The facility amount applies when the service is performed in a hospital or other facility setting.
70498: Medicare vs. commercial national average
The commercial national average for 70498, the mean of what BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna publish nationwide, is $436.59, 159% of Medicare's $273.89.
- BCBS $347.05
- UnitedHealthcare $446.57
- Aetna $431.29
- Cigna $521.44
A national average, not a local rate: each payer's figure averages the unmodified, in-network professional rates it publishes for 70498 across the country in its transparency files. Contracted rates vary widely by market, provider and plan. Medicare's figure is its national non-facility amount before geographic adjustment.
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Related codes
70496Ct Scan Of Head Blood Vessels, A Ct (Computed Tomography) Angiogram Produces Images Of The Blood Vessels In The Head. The Scanner Circles The Body Taking X-Rays And Assembles Them Into A 3-D Image. Contrast Dye May Be Injected To Highlight A Specific Area.
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$224.4570542Mri Of The Face And Neck, Mri (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Uses A Strong Magnetic Field To View And Create Images Of The Eyes Face And Neck. A Contrast Agent May Be Introduced To Highlight Areas. Multiple Images May Be Taken.
$74.48Methodology
Rates are sourced directly from CMS Physician Fee Schedule files, indexed quarterly. Non-facility and facility prices are calculated using the published GPCI for each locality and the year's conversion factor.
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