Scans and imaging CPT 70220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus X-ray cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for sinus X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $150.45 to $747.71, with a median of $261.64. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $111.19 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $323.70 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 70220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$150.45Virginia Mason Medical Center
Median$261.64half of hospitals charge less
Highest$747.71in this market
Difference5.0×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

median
Lowest $150.45Highest $747.71

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 X-RAY SINUSES COMPLETE source file $150.45 $295.00 $188.95–$236.00 49%
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC XR SINUSES PARANASAL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $171.60 $330.00 — 48%
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Paranasal Sinuses Comp Min 3Vws File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $211.00 $422.00 — 50%
Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC SINUSES COMPLETE 3+VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $225.22 $781.36 $562.58–$586.02 71%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC SINUSES COMPLETE 3+VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $237.65 $781.36 $562.58–$586.02 70%
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC SINUSES COMPLETE 3+VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $238.60 $781.36 $335.99–$703.23 69%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC SINUSES COMPLETE 3+VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $245.21 $781.36 $562.58–$586.02 69%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Radex Sinuses Paranasal Compl Minimum 3 Views source file $249.20 $356.00 — 30%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC SINUSES COMPLETE 3+VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $258.79 $781.36 $562.58–$586.02 67%
Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC XR SINUSES PARANASAL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $264.48 $551.00 — 52%
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR SINUSES PARANASAL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $264.48 $551.00 — 52%
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC XR SINUSES PARANASAL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $264.48 $551.00 — 52%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC SINUSES COMPLETE 3+VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $276.11 $781.36 $218.79–$703.23 65%
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 XRAY SINUSES PARANASAL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $304.00 $380.00 $89.00–$315.00 20%
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC PARANASAL SINUSES COMP MIN 3VWS source file $585.08 $1,008.75 $43.90–$928.05 42%
Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC XR SINUSES PARANASAL COMP 3-4V source file $609.60 $762.00 $64.77–$685.80 20%
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 xray sinuses paranasal complete min 3v source file $674.40 $674.40 $169.95–$647.42 —
Franciscan Specialty Care Tacoma, WA SINUS COMP MIN 3 VIEWS File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file $747.71 $747.71 $747.71 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $150.45, median $261.64, highest $747.71 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $238.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 10 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 6 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.