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
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $401.74 – $5,281.30
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $401.74 – $5,751.70
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $303.54 – $5,758.38
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $401.74 – $5,281.30
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO not published $145.19 – $5,502.86
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL not published $401.74 – $5,453.26
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $401.74 – $5,123.58
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $303.54 – $5,758.38
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $401.74 – $5,072.40
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $401.74 – $5,503.90
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $401.74 – $4,988.68
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $401.74 – $5,065.40
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $303.54 – $5,758.38
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $140.47 – $401.74
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $282.72 – $401.74
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $145.19 – $401.74
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $144.60 – $401.74
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $135.16 – $401.74
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $138.70 – $401.74
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $171.56 – $364.44
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $171.56 – $391.77
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $175.06 – $395.42
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $175.06 – $391.77
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $171.56 – $395.42
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $175.06 – $391.77
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA not published $185.20 – $401.74
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA not published $225.04 – $1,606.54
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA not published $150.03 – $401.74
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA not published $266.12 – $401.74
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $222.45 – $1,606.54
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $178.54 – $401.74
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $286.36 – $459.25
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $268.34 – $459.25
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $296.37 – $459.25
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $314.39 – $459.25
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY not published $144.25 – $401.74
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $175.06 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $801.00 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $172.43 – $801.00
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $175.06 – $801.00
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $175.06 – $175.06
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $175.06 – $801.00
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $175.06 – $271.56
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $172.52 – $1,500.00
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL not published $174.01 – $489.16
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL not published $661.91 – $661.91
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $199.75 – $819.99
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX not published $180.34 – $2,307.24
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $547.26 – $633.67

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