Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus CT scan cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $918.50 to $1,282.45, with a median of $1,282.45. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $363.95 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,282.45 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 70486, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$918.50MUSC Medical Center
Median$1,282.45half pay less
Highest$1,282.45in this market
Difference1.4×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $918.50Highest $1,282.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CT FACIAL/SINUS WO CONTRAST $918.50 $1,837.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC CT Facial Bones W/O Contrast $1,282.45 $1,973.00 — 35% —
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Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC CT Facial Bones W/O Contrast $1,282.45 $1,973.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC CT Facial Bones W/O Contrast $1,282.45 $1,973.00 — 35% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC CT Facial Bones W/O Contrast $1,282.45 $1,973.00 — 35% —
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Inpatient: lowest $918.50, median $1,282.45, highest $1,282.45 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,282.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.