Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Houghton, MI
In Houghton, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast: from $1,323.52 to $2,293.20, with a median of $1,808.36. The lowest listed price is at UP Health System - Portage — $484.84 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $966.03 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 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 Houghton, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UP Health System - Portage lowest Hancock, MI · (906) 483-1000 Computed tomography, orbit, sella, or posterior fossa or outer, middle, or inner ear; without contrast material | $1,323.52 | $2,205.86 | $104.19–$2,205.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium, MI · (906) 337-6500 Orbits CT Without Contrast | $2,293.20 | $3,528.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,323.52, median $1,808.36, highest $2,293.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,293.20. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.