Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Massena, NY

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $1,078.52 to $1,500.13, with a median of $1,199.23. The lowest listed price is at Slhs Massena — $120.71 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $510.34 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,078.52Slhs Massena
Median$1,199.23half pay less
Highest$1,500.13in this market
Difference1.4×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $1,078.52Highest $1,500.13

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,078.52 $1,659.26 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,199.23 $1,844.97 — 35% —
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,500.13 $2,307.89 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,078.52, median $1,199.23, highest $1,500.13 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,199.23. 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.