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
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $1,282.05 $127.78 – $1,856.97
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $1,282.16 $189.74 – $4,013.24
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $1,285.00 $269.08 – $2,056.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $1,293.60 not published
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $1,294.80 $173.36 – $1,834.30
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $1,294.80 $168.36 – $824.17
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $1,294.80 $169.27 – $812.02
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,294.80 $178.04 – $2,073.63
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $1,294.80 $168.02 – $775.93
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $1,294.80 $168.60 – $1,834.30
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $1,310.40 $191.76 – $417.35
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $1,321.50 $163.14 – $325.38
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $1,321.50 $163.14 – $179.45
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $1,325.46 $551.08 – $2,842.84
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $1,327.20 $229.77 – $1,769.60
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $1,329.57 $236.33 – $1,050.23
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $1,337.11 $55.26 – $880.82
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $1,337.11 $55.26 – $802.26
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $1,337.70 $169.72 – $2,058.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,342.80 $197.29 – $802.51
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $1,342.80 $191.55 – $804.32
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $1,349.15 $132.50 – $1,769.92
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $1,361.10 $59.04 – $1,304.75
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $1,362.09 $54.95 – $1,177.66
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $1,362.72 $57.37 – $189.00
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $1,368.36 $296.14 – $2,769.30
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $1,368.36 $296.14 – $2,769.30
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $1,368.36 $553.86 – $2,769.30
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $1,368.36 $296.14 – $2,769.30
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $1,368.36 $296.14 – $2,769.30
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $1,368.36 $296.14 – $2,769.30
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $1,382.38 $490.69 – $3,596.92
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,385.00 $269.08 – $2,216.00
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1,394.00 $44.78 – $293.00
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $1,396.82 $189.74 – $4,378.08
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,397.40 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $1,397.40 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $1,397.40 not published
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $1,403.35 $151.76 – $1,127.17
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $1,412.66 $92.03 – $4,754.79
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $1,412.70 $10.49 – $2,773.80
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,413.50 $172.17 – $1,116.45
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $1,440.85 $226.19 – $3,101.54
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $704.80
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $704.80
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $352.40

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