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

$1,707.60

national median

$16,973.12

highest cash price

887

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 23 $210.66 $795.00 $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 34 $402.00 $1,327.20 $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
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $3,101.31 $249.04 – $2,072.93
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $3,112.90 $225.59 – $625.17
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $3,117.00 not published
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $3,154.20 $157.31 – $848.11
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $3,163.77 $174.01 – $492.42
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $3,166.80 $55.65 – $1,314.22
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $3,189.20 $195.46 – $857.63
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $3,204.50 $170.45 – $187.49
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $3,207.00 $187.96 – $191.72
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $3,217.60 $186.92 – $3,619.80
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $3,222.40 $81.44 – $3,625.20
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $3,225.48 $112.20 – $238.45
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $3,242.40 $170.18 – $4,323.20
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $3,247.35 $59.55 – $2,948.59
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $3,259.90 $57.08 – $1,620.11
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $3,280.80 $194.56 – $775.93
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $3,287.10 not published
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $3,295.44 $201.31 – $4,577.00
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $3,394.80 $141.48 – $862.55
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $3,436.80 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $3,436.80 not published
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $3,449.13 $244.06 – $1,763.57
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $3,469.79 $214.68 – $2,199.24
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $3,491.40 $187.96 – $191.72
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $3,515.40 $158.84 – $848.11
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $3,629.56 $226.19 – $6,090.70
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $3,811.23 $236.37 – $1,640.30
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $3,813.60 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,813.60 not published
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $3,849.75 $244.57 – $7,271.75
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $3,965.00 $200.12 – $515.84
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $3,968.00 $200.12 – $570.02
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $4,032.00 not published
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $4,085.67 $258.32 – $459.25
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $4,085.87 $233.94 – $1,657.18
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $4,088.20 $849.15 – $849.15
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $4,088.20 $176.20 – $849.15
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00

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