Scans and imaging CPT 70480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Barre, VT — inpatient

In Barre, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $2,447.68 to $2,447.68, with a median of $2,447.68. Across Vermont, the median is $2,074.00 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Apr 28, 2026.

Lowest$2,447.68Central Vermont Medical Center
Median$2,447.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,447.68in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin, VT · (802) 371-4100 HC - CT ORBIT SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 28, 2026 · source file $2,447.68 $2,447.68 $996.21–$2,432.99 —
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 $2,447.68, median $2,447.68, highest $2,447.68.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,447.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.