Eye Socket, Pituitary or Ear CT Scan (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT of the orbit, sella turcica or posterior fossa without and with contrast · CPT 70482

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Eye Socket, Pituitary or Ear CT Scan (with and without contrast)

This is a CT scan aimed at a small, crowded part of the head — the eye sockets, the bony pocket that holds the pituitary gland, or the back compartment of the skull — scanned twice, once plain and again after iodine contrast is injected. Comparing the two sets is what shows which tissue takes up contrast and which does not.

$109.50

lowest cash price

$1,705.20

national median

$16,973.12

highest cash price

884

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $109.50–$16,973.12 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$109.50

Princeton Community Hospital — Princeton, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$16,973.12

HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL — VENICE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,408.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,964.15)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,842.54 $2,396.16 $4,291.56
Arizona 23 $331.53 $505.87 $3,225.48
Arkansas 10 $547.20 $831.35 $2,876.00
California 89 $697.94 $2,548.00 $7,540.46
Colorado 16 $456.84 $6,647.09 $6,647.09
Florida 73 $670.16 $4,835.35 $16,973.12
Georgia 25 $1,044.29 $1,686.75 $2,836.34
Hawaii 2 $884.16 $884.16 $1,747.50
Illinois 51 $750.00 $2,456.00 $4,162.40
Indiana 26 $528.88 $858.50 $2,964.15
Iowa 22 $581.60 $1,580.84 $4,469.00
Kansas 11 $1,001.60 $7,282.73 $11,822.15
Kentucky 22 $562.08 $2,276.40 $4,781.77
Louisiana 1 $351.26 $351.26 $351.26
Maine 7 $1,726.40 $2,503.35 $3,247.35
Maryland 2 $190.80 $190.80 $190.80
Michigan 27 $241.18 $2,131.00 $3,026.00
Minnesota 19 $863.71 $1,824.98 $3,217.60
Mississippi 11 $615.12 $925.44 $2,005.12
Missouri 20 $1,191.96 $1,403.35 $8,407.58
Montana 2 $1,110.40 $1,110.40 $2,944.00
Nebraska 12 $1,368.36 $1,659.50 $3,037.05
Nevada 4 $864.36 $1,412.66 $1,970.83
New Hampshire 1 $3,259.90 $3,259.90 $3,259.90
New Jersey 21 $194.55 $517.67 $821.25
New Mexico 2 $2,518.32 $2,518.32 $2,518.32
New York 22 $210.66 $210.66 $6,248.00
North Carolina 15 $1,530.00 $2,521.15 $5,463.00
North Dakota 4 $2,053.60 $2,324.00 $2,584.00
Ohio 67 $798.20 $1,248.00 $2,367.00
Oklahoma 16 $1,023.14 $1,606.80 $2,949.11
Oregon 13 $223.56 $1,139.25 $2,745.75
Pennsylvania 32 $402.00 $1,294.80 $5,112.00
South Carolina 10 $962.00 $1,976.50 $8,451.00
South Dakota 7 $2,420.80 $2,709.60 $3,222.40
Tennessee 38 $414.68 $587.70 $5,527.31
Texas 112 $426.36 $1,785.08 $10,056.77
Virginia 42 $576.61 $1,863.00 $9,844.00
Washington 32 $807.60 $1,533.60 $3,189.20
West Virginia 17 $109.50 $1,235.50 $2,276.40
Wisconsin 32 $471.39 $1,818.96 $3,166.80
Wyoming 4 $973.98 $2,204.47 $2,365.86

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,863.00 $174.56 – $5,224.75
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $1,887.60 not published
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $1,895.40 $167.48 – $174.18
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $1,897.35 $130.75 – $1,709.18
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $1,900.80 not published
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $1,916.50 $44.78 – $847.35
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $1,923.00 $170.10 – $306.19
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $1,923.35 $167.48 – $174.18
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $1,923.35 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $1,939.20 $51.81 – $506.92
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $1,940.16 $182.30 – $506.78
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $1,945.13 $220.61 – $7,099.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $1,945.13 $171.99 – $5,892.17
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $1,966.80 $102.92 – $542.00
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $1,970.83 $92.03 – $4,754.79
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $1,975.00 $269.08 – $3,160.00
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $1,975.75 $225.59 – $823.77
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $1,976.50 $163.14 – $179.45
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $1,977.57 $226.19 – $4,599.00
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $1,985.00 $169.54 – $186.50
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $1,990.30 $101.17 – $1,810.29
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $1,992.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $1,992.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1,999.20 not published
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $2,000.00 $179.00 – $179.00
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $2,002.00 $223.72 – $321.39
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $2,002.65 $212.46 – $233.71
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $2,005.12 $178.02 – $181.58
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $2,007.25 $180.34 – $2,867.50
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $2,010.45 $101.17 – $233.71
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $2,014.80 $122.03 – $542.00
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $2,016.00 not published
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $2,024.64 $962.88 – $2,290.00
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $2,027.40 $51.81 – $506.92
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $2,034.60 $187.96 – $191.72
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $2,044.52 $171.99 – $5,892.17
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $2,046.20 $167.48 – $169.16
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $2,052.60 $145.67 – $848.11
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $2,053.60 $169.12 – $2,310.30
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $2,067.84 $191.76 – $417.35
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $2,074.48 $483.82 – $798.30
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $2,082.08 $199.75 – $765.32
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $2,083.42 $54.78 – $126.10
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $2,084.52 $55.26 – $2,214.80
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $2,104.80 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $2,104.80 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $2,113.80 $51.81 – $506.92
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $2,116.66 $705.13 – $4,316.31
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $2,123.64 $2,356.21 – $2,356.21
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $2,131.00 $532.88 – $532.88

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