Eye socket (orbit) CT cost in Waterloo, IA — inpatient
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for eye socket (orbit) CT scan without contrast as an inpatient: from $981.11 to $1,609.40, with a median of $1,078.40. The lowest listed price is at Allen Hospital — $97.29 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $1,301.36 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 70480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jun 29, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC CT ORBIT SELLA MID INNER EAR WO CONTR File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $981.11 | $1,226.38 | $793.47 | 20% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA · (563) 578-3275 HC CT ORBIT SELLA MID INNER EAR WO CONTR File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $1,040.00 | $1,300.00 | $975.00–$1,300.00 | 20% |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center, IA · (319) 824-5421 HC CT ORBIT SELLA MID INNER EAR WO CONTR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $1,078.40 | $1,348.00 | $876.00–$1,348.00 | 20% |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC CT Orbit/Sella/ or Posterior Outer Inner or Middle Ear W/O Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,609.40 | $2,476.00 | $98.49–$2,476.00 | 35% |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC CT Orbit/Sella/ or Posterior Outer Inner or Middle Ear W/O Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,609.40 | $2,476.00 | $98.49–$2,476.00 | 35% |
Inpatient: lowest $981.11, median $1,078.40, highest $1,609.40 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,059.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 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.