Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast: from $254.98 to $1,563.50, with a median of $1,117.15. The lowest listed price is at Good Samaritan Hospital — $862.17 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,288.00 at 203 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 70480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O DYE | $254.98 | $364.26 | $40.70–$200.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 CT scan of cranial cavity without contrast | $700.60 | $3,336.20 | $266.90–$3,336.20 | 79% | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 CT ORBIT/SEL/FOS/EAR WO | $1,117.15 | $3,044.00 | $135.12–$2,404.76 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 CT ORBIT/SEL/FOS/EAR WO | $1,129.33 | $3,044.00 | $135.12–$2,435.20 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct inner ear w/o contrst | $1,563.50 | $2,950.00 | $306.22 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct orbit/ear/fossa w/o dye | $1,563.50 | $2,950.00 | $306.22 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $254.98, median $1,117.15, highest $1,563.50 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,129.33. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 5 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
An orbit CT makes cross-section pictures of the eye sockets, the bones around them and the tissue behind the eyes. It is used after a blow to the eye, for a suspected metal fragment, and for eye bulging or swelling.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.