Scans and imaging CPT 70220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus X-ray cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient

In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for sinus X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $164.90 to $362.24, with a median of $213.79. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $48.89 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $232.78 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 70220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$164.90Range Regional Health Services
Median$213.79half pay less
Highest$362.24in this market
Difference2.2×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 Duluth, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $164.90Highest $362.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC X-RAY SINUSES COMPLETE, MIN 3 VIEWS $164.90 $388.00 $176.54–$386.10 58% Jan 29, 2026
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Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 XRAY SINUSES MINIMUM 3 VWS $195.94 $312.00 $133.82–$281.11 37% Jan 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Sinuses Min 3 Views Complete $213.79 $393.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR sinus min 3V $220.77 $334.50 — 34% —
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Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 PARANASAL SINUS $362.24 $566.00 $72.00–$566.00 36% —
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Inpatient: lowest $164.90, median $213.79, highest $362.24 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $217.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.