Scans and imaging CPT 70480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $304.32 to $4,334.78, with a median of $1,259.05. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $954.73 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,200.00 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 cities for code 70480, 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$304.32Swedish Medical Center + 2 more
Median$1,259.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,334.78in this market
Difference14.2×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 $304.32Highest $4,334.78

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Swedish Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $304.32 $634.00 — 52%
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $304.32 $634.00 — 52%
Swedish Issaquah lowest Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $304.32 $634.00 — 52%
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Ct Orb Sella Mid/In Ear Wo Con File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $497.00 $994.00 — 50%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 X-R CT ORBITS W/O CONTRAST source file $691.05 $1,355.00 $867.88–$1,084.00 49%
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $787.80 $1,515.00 — 48%
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "CT ORBIT, SELLA, EAR W/O CONTRAST, PRO" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,200.00 $1,500.00 $107.00–$482.00 20%
Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $1,247.26 $4,327.12 $3,115.53–$3,245.34 71%
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC CT ORB SELLA MID/IN EAR WO CON source file $1,259.05 $2,170.77 $181.93–$1,997.11 42%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $1,316.09 $4,327.12 $3,115.53–$3,245.34 70%
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $1,321.32 $4,327.12 $1,860.67–$3,894.41 69%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $1,357.96 $4,327.12 $3,115.53–$3,245.34 69%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $1,433.14 $4,327.12 $3,115.53–$3,245.34 67%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O CON File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $1,529.05 $4,327.12 $1,211.60–$3,894.41 65%
Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC CT ORBITS W/O CONTRAST source file $1,651.20 $2,064.00 $111.66–$1,857.60 20%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 CT Orbit Sella/Post Fossa/Ear W/O Contrast Matrl source file $1,661.10 $2,373.00 — 30%
Franciscan Specialty Care Tacoma, WA CT INTRACRANIAL STRUC WO CON File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file $4,334.78 $4,334.78 $4,334.78 —
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.
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Inpatient: lowest $304.32, median $1,259.05, highest $4,334.78 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,247.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 11 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

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.