Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Philadelphia, PA

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 20 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $505.30 to $5,223.78, with a median of $937.20. The lowest listed price is at West Jersey Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $431.90 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $937.20 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 20 facilities across 17 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 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$505.30West Jersey Hospital + 3 more
Median$937.20half pay less
Highest$5,223.78in this market
Difference10.3×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

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Lowest $505.30Highest $5,223.78

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC CT Facial Bones w/o Contrast $505.30 $5,053.00 $111.57–$1,538.77 90% —
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West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC CT Facial Bones w/o Contrast $505.30 $5,053.00 $111.57–$1,538.77 90% —
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Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC CT Facial Bones w/o Contrast $505.30 $5,053.00 $111.57–$1,538.77 90% —
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Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC CT Facial Bones w/o Contrast $505.30 $5,053.00 $111.57–$1,538.77 90% —
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Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC CT Facial Bones w/o Contrast $505.30 $5,053.00 $111.57–$1,538.77 90% —
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MAXILLO FACIAL W/O CONTR $536.26 $536.26 $90.36–$412.50 — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MAXILLO FACIAL W/O CONTR $536.26 $536.26 $97.59–$412.50 — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MAXILLO FACIAL W/O CONTR $536.26 $536.26 $92.32–$412.50 — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MAXILLO FACIAL W/O CONTR $536.26 $536.26 $97.59–$412.50 — Mar 24, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ct Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $937.20 $2,343.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Ct Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $937.20 $2,343.00 — 60% —
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ct Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $937.20 $2,343.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ct Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $937.20 $2,343.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ct Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $937.20 $2,343.00 — 60% —
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,148.55 — $85.92–$302.25 — Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,148.55 $1,767.00 $85.92–$1,767.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Maxillo W/O Cont $1,187.00 $1,187.00 — — —
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CT Maxillo W/O Cont $1,187.00 $1,187.00 — — —
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St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,212.90 $1,866.00 $109.05–$1,791.36 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE $1,214.30 $1,214.30 $107.41–$317.58 — —
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,497.60 $2,304.00 $90.16–$2,257.92 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,497.60 — $90.16–$473.55 — Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,936.35 $2,979.00 $89.13–$2,830.05 35% Mar 31, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 CT Maxillofacial WO Contr $5,223.78 $5,223.78 $104.63–$4,701.40 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $505.30, median $937.20, highest $5,223.78 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $937.20. 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 7 of 14 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.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are 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.

Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PAHc Ct Scan,Maxillofacial Area,W/O Contrast $102.00 file
Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PAHc Ct Scan,Maxillofacial Area,W/O Contrast $106.00 file
Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PAHc Ct Scan,Maxillofacial Area,W/O Contrast $106.00 file