Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Santa Rosa, CA

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $288.15 to $2,934.40, with a median of $1,201.56. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $913.41 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,184.00 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 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$288.15Healdsburg Hospital
Median$1,201.56half pay less
Highest$2,934.40in this market
Difference10.2×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

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Lowest $288.15Highest $3,842.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 70486 CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $288.15 $565.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $676.26 $1,326.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $676.26 $1,326.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $871.08 $1,708.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $871.08 $1,708.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $1,532.04 $3,004.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,532.04 $3,004.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $2,375.58 $4,658.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $2,375.58 $4,658.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL $2,934.40 $5,240.00 $193.00–$605.00 44% —
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $3,842.85 $7,535.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $3,842.85 $7,535.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $288.15, median $1,201.56, highest $2,934.40 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,654.99. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.