Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Traverse City, MI

In Traverse City, MI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $1,102.45 to $1,436.50, with a median of $1,348.95. The lowest listed price is at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center — $246.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $993.95 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 2026.

Lowest$1,102.45Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
Median$1,348.95half pay less
Highest$1,436.50in 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 Traverse City, MI.

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Lowest $1,102.45Highest $1,436.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 CT Exams $1,102.45 $1,297.00 $73.78–$1,232.15 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 CT FACIAL BONES W/O CONTRAST $1,102.45 $1,297.00 $73.78–$1,232.15 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 CT SINUSES W/O CONTRAST $1,102.45 $1,297.00 $73.78–$1,232.15 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 CT SINUSES W/O CONTRAST $1,348.95 $1,587.00 $73.78–$1,507.65 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 CT Exams $1,348.95 $1,587.00 $73.78–$1,507.65 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 CT FACIAL BONES W/O CONTRAST $1,348.95 $1,587.00 $73.78–$1,507.65 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 CT Exams $1,436.50 $1,690.00 $54.48–$1,656.20 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 CT FACIAL BONES W/O CONTRAST $1,436.50 $1,690.00 $54.48–$1,656.20 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 CT SINUSES W/O CONTRAST $1,436.50 $1,690.00 $54.48–$1,656.20 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,102.45, median $1,348.95, highest $1,436.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,348.95. 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 3 of 3 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.