Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus CT scan cost in Rocky Mount, NC — inpatient

In Rocky Mount, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,178.40 to $2,178.40, with a median of $2,178.40. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,145.38 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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$2,178.40Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
Median$2,178.40half pay less
Highest$2,178.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC · (252) 641-7700 Maxillo Fac/Sinus W/O Contrast $2,178.40 $3,890.00 $657.80–$3,695.50 44% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,178.40, median $2,178.40, highest $2,178.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,178.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

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.

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NCSinuses W/O Contrast $0.04 file