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
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,121.60 $329.00 – $329.00
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $4,162.40 not published
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $4,262.65 $180.34 – $2,307.24
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $4,291.56 $2,269.99 – $2,269.99
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $4,299.10 $179.88 – $4,318.94
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $4,327.40 $174.01 – $485.30
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $4,327.40 $174.01 – $669.56
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $4,380.00 $246.64 – $401.74
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $4,444.86 $176.20 – $444.62
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,444.86 $444.62 – $930.67
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,444.86 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $4,469.00 $165.56 – $4,469.00
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $4,543.71 $183.17 – $664.47
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $4,576.33 $172.43 – $801.00
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $4,615.61 $341.20 – $459.25
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $4,627.28 $226.19 – $2,014.42
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $4,727.45 $183.17 – $6,545.70
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $4,727.45 $183.17 – $6,545.70
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $4,727.45 $197.10 – $6,545.70
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $4,727.45 $167.89 – $6,545.70
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $4,727.45 $197.10 – $6,545.70
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $4,727.45 $183.17 – $6,545.70
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $4,781.77 $164.58 – $164.58
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $4,835.35 $173.17 – $6,545.70
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $4,835.35 $183.17 – $6,545.70
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $5,112.00 $182.40 – $1,002.96
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $5,441.00 $302.77 – $401.74
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $5,463.00 $167.65 – $418.63
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $5,527.31 $318.40 – $459.25
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $5,709.90 $187.75 – $416.27
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $5,832.28 $174.01 – $485.17
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $6,093.00 $303.54 – $4,846.02
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $6,167.74 $183.17 – $631.85
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $6,248.00 $200.12 – $515.39
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $6,320.84 $176.20 – $352.40
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $6,320.84 $176.49 – $352.98
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $6,647.09 $181.33 – $342.30
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $6,647.09 $181.33 – $342.30
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $6,647.09 $181.33 – $342.30
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $6,647.09 $183.34 – $346.10

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