Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus CT scan cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $509.60 to $1,065.40, with a median of $959.49. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital — $449.89 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $707.85 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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$509.60Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Median$959.49half pay less
Highest$1,065.40in this market
Difference2.1×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $509.60Highest $2,754.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $509.60 $728.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $959.49 $1,370.70 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $982.80 $1,404.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $1,065.40 $1,522.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,065.40 $1,522.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $1,199.80 $1,714.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $1,199.80 $1,714.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O DYE LIMITED $2,754.50 $3,935.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CT MAXILLOFACIAL WO CONTRAST $2,754.50 $3,935.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $509.60, median $959.49, highest $1,065.40 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $787.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.