Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus CT scan cost in Clearlake, CA — inpatient

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $4,272.00 to $4,272.00, with a median of $4,272.00. Across California, the median is $2,184.00 at 210 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70486, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,272.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Median$4,272.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,272.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $4,272.00 $4,272.00 — —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $4,272.00, median $4,272.00, highest $4,272.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,272.00 — 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.