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
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $799.16 $123.20 – $250.70
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $804.79 $225.20 – $14,946.10
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $805.53 $460.05 – $2,000.18
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN $806.40 $184.23 – $459.25
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $807.60 $209.25 – $2,285.00
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $808.08 $101.16 – $503.77
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $817.04 $124.59 – $893.85
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $820.80 $225.60 – $1,508.77
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $821.25 $199.72 – $726.00
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $823.20 $169.72 – $787.54
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $826.25 $340.00 – $1,871.87
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $828.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $828.96 $203.11 – $829.10
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $828.96 $203.11 – $856.43
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $828.96 $203.68 – $856.43
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $831.35 $130.75 – $1,709.18
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $831.35 $130.75 – $1,709.18
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $831.35 $130.75 – $1,709.18
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $842.90 $48.36 – $608.99
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $845.10 $174.47 – $1,274.38
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $845.40 not published
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $845.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $845.92 $223.49 – $223.49
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $845.92 $143.26 – $298.51
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $846.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $850.50 $361.32 – $412.57
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $851.69 $155.48 – $875.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $853.53 $141.42 – $325.10
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $858.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $861.50 $185.58 – $381.30
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $862.50 not published
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $863.71 $162.11 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $863.71 $162.11 – $1,136.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $863.71 $162.11 – $1,136.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $864.36 $535.08 – $1,975.68
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $871.00 $361.32 – $412.57
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $873.60 $141.42 – $325.10
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $876.62 $172.86 – $724.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $876.62 $172.86 – $724.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $876.62 $172.86 – $724.00
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $881.22 $157.48 – $328.08
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $884.16 $207.21 – $4,835.25
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $886.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $886.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $886.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $886.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $886.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $888.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $888.00 $185.58 – $381.30
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $892.45 $130.75 – $1,709.18

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