Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Indianapolis, IN

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $524.52 to $1,770.40, with a median of $542.40. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $17.88 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $891.68 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 31, 2026 and May 5, 2026.

Lowest$524.52Major Hospital
Median$542.40half pay less
Highest$1,770.40in this market
Difference3.4×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

median
Lowest $524.52Highest $1,770.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 CT scan of face without contrast $524.52 $1,692.00 $104.21–$1,675.08 69% Apr 7, 2026
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $34.02–$650.00 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $542.40 $904.00 $28.77–$650.00 40% —
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Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO CONT $602.40 $1,004.00 — 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $1,204.80 $2,008.00 $34.02–$1,411.82 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 CT MAXILLOFACIAL AREA WO/C $1,204.80 $2,008.00 $34.02–$1,411.82 40% —
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC CT Maxillofacial Area W/O Cont $1,325.70 $1,473.00 $110.00–$1,473.00 10% —
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC CT Maxillofacial Area W/O Cont $1,325.70 $1,473.00 $110.00–$1,473.00 10% —
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Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 CT scan of face without contrast $1,536.15 $2,194.50 $104.21–$5,486.25 30% Mar 31, 2026
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Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 CT scan of face without contrast $1,770.40 $2,213.00 $104.21–$2,146.61 20% May 5, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $524.52, median $542.40, highest $1,770.40 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $542.40. 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 13 of 13 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.