Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus CT scan cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $747.60 to $3,232.00, with a median of $2,467.08. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $1,719.48 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,666.95 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 70486, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$747.60Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$2,467.08half pay less
Highest$3,232.00in this market
Difference4.3×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 Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $747.60Highest $3,232.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $747.60 $1,780.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,069.32 $2,546.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $2,467.08 $5,874.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $2,467.08 $5,874.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $2,467.08 $5,874.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ct Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - Ct Sinus Wo Contrast $3,232.00 $3,232.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $747.60, median $2,467.08, highest $3,232.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $908.46 — 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.