Sinus CT scan cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $1,029.80 to $2,599.60, with a median of $1,300.50. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens Texas — $270.70 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,666.95 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens Texas lowest Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 CT SCAN OF FACE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,029.80 | $1,029.80 | $90.85–$265.85 | — | — source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST | $1,300.50 | $2,601.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CT, MAXILLOFACIAL WO/CONTRAST | $2,599.60 | $3,880.00 | $104.75–$3,686.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CT, MAXILLOFACIAL WO/CONTRAST | $2,599.60 | $3,880.00 | $104.75–$3,686.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CT, MAXILLOFACIAL WO/CONTRAST | $2,599.60 | $3,880.00 | $104.75–$3,686.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,029.80, median $1,300.50, highest $2,599.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,300.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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
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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70486 ($1,068.93). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXECHG PROC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, MAXILLOFACIAL AREA; WO CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT � MCARE ONLY) | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXECHG PROC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, MAXILLOFACIAL AREA; WO CONTRAST | $102.04 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST (MOD CT � MCARE ONLY) | $102.04 | file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TXCT - MF WO CONTR | $103.34 | file |