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
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $1,444.00 $608.31 – $608.31
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $1,444.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $1,448.49 $99.06 – $401.74
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $1,455.30 $130.12 – $334.84
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $1,455.30 $759.45 – $759.45
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $1,455.30 $759.45 – $759.45
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $1,456.55 $226.19 – $3,140.80
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $1,458.67 $490.69 – $3,596.92
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $1,460.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $1,460.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $1,460.67 $226.19 – $2,823.38
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $1,460.80 not published
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $1,464.46 $564.47 – $4,316.31
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $1,469.30 not published
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $1,492.35 $176.05 – $2,469.60
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $1,500.00 not published
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $1,505.07 $490.69 – $3,596.92
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $1,530.00 $167.65 – $171.01
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,531.50 $44.78 – $117.20
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $1,533.00 $153.92 – $787.54
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,533.60 $199.61 – $841.97
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,533.60 $199.61 – $841.97
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,533.60 $200.61 – $841.97
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,533.60 $206.63 – $1,418.37
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,533.60 $200.61 – $841.97
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $1,547.59 $171.99 – $5,679.20
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $1,551.60 $330.14 – $7,111.50
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $1,563.46 $236.02 – $2,345.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $2,062.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $2,345.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $1,563.46 $175.06 – $2,345.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $1,563.46 $167.67 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $2,062.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $2,062.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $2,345.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $2,062.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $1,563.46 $167.39 – $1,954.33
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $1,564.26 $92.03 – $4,754.79
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $1,569.05 $175.06 – $4,483.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $1,569.05 $175.06 – $4,483.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,569.05 $175.06 – $4,483.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $1,569.05 $175.06 – $4,483.00

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