Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Crescent City, CA

In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: 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 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,272.00Sutter Coast Hospital
Median$4,272.00half pay less
Highest$4,272.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTR $4,272.00 $4,272.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,272.00, median $4,272.00, highest $4,272.00.

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