Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Lewiston, ME

In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $647.90 to $647.90, with a median of $647.90. Across Maine, the median is $860.40 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70486, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$647.90St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Median$647.90half pay less
Highest$647.90in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC CT FACIAL BONES W/O CONTRAST $647.90 $1,705.00 — 62% —
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Outpatient: lowest $647.90, median $647.90, highest $647.90.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $647.90. 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is 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.

Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, MEHC CT SCAN,MAXILLOFACIAL AREA,W/O CONTRAST $103.00 file