Sinus X-ray cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for sinus X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $308.00 to $740.00, with a median of $558.84. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro and 9 other hospitals — $250.84 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $457.75 at 207 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 cities for code 70220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus lowest Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 RADEX SINUSES PARANASAL COMPL MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $550.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 XRSINUSESMIN3VIEW File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $311.22 | $1,037.40 | $726.18–$798.80 | 70% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 XR SINUSES 3+ VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $549.28 | $1,509.00 | $648.87–$18,346.00 | 64% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Xr Sinuses Paranasal Min 3v File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $568.40 | $1,421.00 | — | 60% |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG XR SINUS PARA 3 VIEW OR MORE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $740.00 | $740.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $308.00, median $558.84, highest $740.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $549.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.