Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus CT scan cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $411.80 to $795.90, with a median of $704.44. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto — $292.64 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $531.75 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 70486, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$411.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
Median$704.44half pay less
Highest$795.90in this market
Difference1.9×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $411.80Highest $954.72

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto lowest Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC CT MAXILLA AX OR COR WO CONTRAST $411.80 $2,059.00 $782.42–$1,853.10 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC CT SINUS AX OR COR WO CONTRAST $423.00 $2,115.00 $803.70–$1,903.50 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC CT SINUS AX OR COR WO CONTRAST $447.60 $1,865.00 $708.70–$1,678.50 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC CT MAXILLA AX OR COR WO CONTRAST $542.40 $2,260.00 $858.80–$2,034.00 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL AX+COR WO CONTRAST $568.50 $3,790.00 $1,440.20–$3,032.00 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC CT Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - CT Sinus Facial Bones WO Cont $704.44 $3,202.00 $50.00–$390.43 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC CT Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - CT Sinus Facial Bones WO Cont $704.44 $3,202.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC CT Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - CT Sinus Facial Bones WO Cont $704.44 $3,202.00 $50.00–$390.43 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC CT Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - CT Sinus Facial Bones WO Cont $704.44 $3,202.00 $50.00–$390.43 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC CT Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - CT Sinus Facial Bones WO Cont $704.44 $3,202.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC CT Scan,Maxillofacial W/O Contrast - CT Sinus Facial Bones WO Cont $739.64 $3,362.00 — 78% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL AX+COR WO CONTRAST $773.80 $3,869.00 $1,470.22–$3,482.10 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL AX+COR WO CONTRAST $795.90 $3,790.00 $1,440.20–$3,411.00 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL AX+COR WO CONTRAST $795.90 $3,790.00 $1,440.20–$3,411.00 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL AX+COR WO CONTRAST $795.90 $3,790.00 $1,440.20–$3,411.00 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL AX+COR WO CONTRAST $954.72 $3,978.00 $1,511.64–$3,580.20 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $411.80, median $704.44, highest $795.90 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $704.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 6 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.