Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Boulder, CO

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $889.16 to $889.16, with a median of $889.16. Across Colorado, the median is $889.16 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70486, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$889.16AdventHealth Avista
Median$889.16half pay less
Highest$889.16in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CT SCAN,MAXILLOFACIAL AREA,W/O CONTRAST $889.16 $889.16 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $889.16, median $889.16, highest $889.16.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $889.16. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

A CT of the face (maxillofacial area) makes detailed cross-section pictures of the sinuses, facial bones and eye sockets. It is most often ordered for long-lasting sinus problems, before sinus surgery, or after a facial injury. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.