Scans and imaging CPT 70220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus X-ray cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient

In Baton Rouge, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for sinus X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $67.20 to $291.06, with a median of $112.40. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $45.20 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $157.38 at 56 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 70220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$67.20Ochsner St Mary
Median$112.40half pay less
Highest$291.06in this market
Difference4.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.

median
Lowest $67.20Highest $291.06

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC SINUSES, PARANASAL, COMP, MINIMUM 3 VIEWS $67.20 $336.00 — 80% —
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Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC SINUSES, PARANASAL, COMP, MINIMUM 3 VIEWS $92.80 $290.00 — 68% —
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St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 XR SINUSES COMPLETE $132.00 $132.00 $28.10–$132.00 — —
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Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 X SINUSES COMPLETE MIN 3 VIEWS $291.06 $415.80 $24.87–$320.17 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $67.20, median $112.40, highest $291.06 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $132.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A sinus X-ray takes three or more pictures of the air-filled spaces in the face. It can show fluid or thickening, but a sinus CT (70486) gives far more detail and is the usual test before sinus surgery.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.