Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast: from $213.46 to $1,300.27, with a median of $531.73. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $318.27 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,196.44 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Aug 13, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 CT orbit/ear/fossa | $213.46 | $821.00 | $62.13–$1,103.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O DYE | $255.50 | $365.00 | $174.06–$2,626.00 | 30% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT ORBIT TEMPORAL | $255.50 | $365.00 | $174.06–$2,626.00 | 30% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO LIMITED | $323.95 | $674.90 | $96.84–$1,366.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO LIMITED | $323.95 | $674.90 | $96.84–$1,379.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 CT orbit/ear/fossa | $427.70 | $1,645.00 | $41.17–$1,327.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO | $431.81 | $899.60 | $96.84–$1,366.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO | $431.81 | $899.60 | $96.84–$1,379.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 CT scan of cranial cavity | $509.61 | $967.00 | $80.48–$1,432.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 CT scan of cranial cavity | $509.61 | $967.00 | $73.93–$1,432.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $526.25 | $1,312.32 | $80.99–$1,181.09 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $531.73 | $1,326.00 | $90.95–$1,193.40 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $531.73 | $1,326.00 | $80.99–$1,193.40 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $531.73 | $1,326.00 | $90.95–$1,193.40 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $531.73 | $1,326.00 | $90.95–$1,193.40 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $533.25 | $1,329.78 | $100.03–$1,196.80 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $533.25 | $1,329.78 | $100.03–$1,196.80 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $533.25 | $1,329.78 | $100.03–$1,196.80 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC CT ORBIT/SELLA/POST FOSSA/EAR W/O CONTRAST | $565.16 | $1,329.78 | $90.95–$1,196.80 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO LIMITED | $683.03 | $1,219.70 | $99.61–$1,219.70 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO LIMITED | $683.03 | $1,219.70 | $99.61–$1,364.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO LIMITED | $683.03 | $1,219.70 | $99.61–$1,364.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO | $912.46 | $1,629.40 | $99.61–$1,629.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO | $912.46 | $1,629.40 | $99.61–$1,629.40 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD CT ORBITS OR TEMPORAL BONES WO | $912.46 | $1,629.40 | $99.61–$1,629.40 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 CT orbit/ear/fossa | $915.75 | $2,475.00 | $4.92–$2,227.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 CT orbit/ear/fossa | $1,001.44 | $2,220.00 | $196.31–$2,220.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 CT HEAD OSPF/EAR WO CONT | $1,244.00 | $1,244.00 | $39.82–$1,244.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 CT orbit/ear/fossa | $1,300.27 | $2,472.00 | $271.72–$2,472.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 CT ORBIT/TEMPORAL | $1,582.70 | $2,261.00 | $174.06–$2,626.00 | 30% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $213.46, median $531.73, highest $1,300.27 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $526.25. 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 21 of 22 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.