Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 17 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast: from $156.28 to $4,010.24, with a median of $693.50. The lowest listed price is at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center — $537.22 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $1,297.99 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 70480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center lowest Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO CON | $156.28 | $159.47 | $156.28–$159.47 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO CON | $193.82 | $197.78 | $193.82–$197.78 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC IR CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO | $215.40 | $331.39 | $185.58–$310.45 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO CON | $215.40 | $331.39 | $185.58–$310.45 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC CT ORB-SEL-POS FOSSA WO IV CONT | $628.00 | $1,256.00 | $106.34–$1,739.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC CT ORB-SEL-POS FOSSA WO IV CONT | $628.00 | $1,256.00 | $106.34–$1,739.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC CT ORB-SEL-POS FOSSA WO IV CONT | $628.00 | $1,256.00 | $106.34–$1,739.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC CT ORB-SEL-POS FOSSA WO IV CONT | $628.00 | $1,256.00 | $106.34–$1,739.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC CT ORB-SEL-POS FOSSA WO IV CONT | $628.00 | $1,256.00 | $106.34–$1,739.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 CT ORBIT/EAR/FOSSA W/O DYE | $693.50 | $1,387.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 IR CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO | $1,164.48 | $1,791.51 | $501.62–$1,619.21 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO CON | $1,164.48 | $1,791.51 | $501.62–$1,619.21 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Computed tomography, orbit, sella, or posterior fossa or outer, middle, or inner ear; without contrast material | $1,238.40 | $3,096.00 | $1,524.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgr-Ct Head Region W/O Contrast | $1,360.00 | $2,720.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 CT Temporal Bone wo Contrast | $1,431.50 | $2,863.00 | $116.81–$2,504.30 | 50% | — source file |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 CT Orbit wo Contrast | $1,431.50 | $2,863.00 | $116.81–$2,504.30 | 50% | — source file |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO CON | $1,767.06 | $2,718.56 | $761.20–$2,446.70 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 IR CT ORBIT SELLAPOSFOSIAC WO | $1,767.06 | $2,718.56 | $761.20–$2,446.70 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 CT ORBIT/SELLA/IAC WO | $3,413.61 | $3,413.61 | $648.59–$2,901.57 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 Computed tomography, orbit, sella, or posterior fossa or outer, middle, or inner ear; without contrast material | $3,413.61 | $3,413.61 | $1,140.75–$1,892.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Vienna, VA · (703) 689-9000 CT ORBIT/SELLA/IAC WO | $3,542.31 | $3,542.31 | $673.04–$3,188.08 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 Computed tomography, orbit, sella, or posterior fossa or outer, middle, or inner ear; without contrast material | $4,010.24 | $4,010.24 | $420.52–$578.67 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 CT ORBIT/SELLA/IAC WO | $4,010.24 | $4,010.24 | $761.95–$3,609.22 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $156.28, median $693.50, highest $4,010.24 — a 25.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $628.00. 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 12 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.