Scans and imaging CPT 70486 Outpatient

Sinus CT scan cost in Shelby, MT

In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of the face and sinuses, no contrast dye: from $1,044.71 to $1,044.71, with a median of $1,044.71. Across Montana, the median is $1,079.96 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70486, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,044.71Logan Health - Shelby
Median$1,044.71half pay less
Highest$1,044.71in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 CT Exam $1,044.71 $1,607.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,044.71, median $1,044.71, highest $1,044.71.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,044.71. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.

5 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70486 ($1,193.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Facial Bones wo Contrast - Report $62.40 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Sinus wo Contrast - Report $62.40 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Maxillofacial wo Contrast - Report $62.40 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Dental Planning wo Contrast - Report $62.40 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTCT Pre IGSS Sinus w/ Interpretation - Report $62.40 file