Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Tucson, AZ
In Tucson, AZ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast: from $235.65 to $1,218.24, with a median of $854.16. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Med Center South — $618.51 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $978.55 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 cities for code 70480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner University Med Center South lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 CT ORB/PF/SEL/IAC WO CNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $235.65 | $1,841.00 | $79.00–$1,472.80 | 87% |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 CT ORB/PF/SEL/IAC WO CNT File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $315.58 | $2,118.00 | $79.00–$1,588.50 | 85% |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC CT Orbits W/O Contrast+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $794.64 | $2,838.00 | $79.00–$695.25 | 72% |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC CT Orbits W/O Contrast+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $794.64 | $2,838.00 | $79.00–$695.25 | 72% |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Sahuarita, AZ · (520) 416-7100 CT-ORBIT EAR WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $913.68 | $5,076.00 | $78.21–$3,045.60 | 82% |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson, AZ · (520) 416-7100 CT-ORBIT EAR WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $913.68 | $5,076.00 | $78.21–$3,045.60 | 82% |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 469-8100 CT-ORBIT EAR WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,218.24 | $5,076.00 | $78.21–$4,568.40 | 76% |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 901-3500 CT-ORBIT EAR WO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,218.24 | $5,076.00 | $78.21–$4,568.40 | 76% |
Outpatient: lowest $235.65, median $854.16, highest $1,218.24 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,311.00. 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 6 of 8 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.