Sinus CT scan cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $609.00 to $3,365.00, with a median of $2,934.40. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $2,325.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,184.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 CT Maxlfcl Area C-Matrl | $609.00 | $1,218.00 | $215.86–$1,026.57 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC CT FACIAL W/O CONTRAST | $2,264.00 | $9,056.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,934.40 | $5,240.00 | $193.00–$605.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,934.40 | $5,240.00 | $193.00–$605.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC CT Facial Bones WO Contrast | $3,365.00 | $6,730.00 | $3,270.11 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC CT Sinus WO Contrast | $3,365.00 | $6,730.00 | $3,270.11 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 CT Maxillofacial WO Contrast | $3,384.80 | $8,462.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $609.00, median $2,934.40, highest $3,365.00 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,934.40. 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 1 of 4 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.