Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Syracuse, NY

In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $1,036.75 to $1,304.00, with a median of $1,170.38. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Health Center — $133.63 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $510.34 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70486, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$1,036.75St Josephs Hospital Health Center
Median$1,170.38half pay less
Highest$1,304.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $1,036.75Highest $1,304.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC CT Maxillofacial W/O Contrast $1,036.75 $1,595.00 $72.72–$1,435.50 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 70486 CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL_01 $1,304.00 $1,304.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,036.75, median $1,170.38, highest $1,304.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,170.38. 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 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.