CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, sinuses is about $180 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Palmdale Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $225, or about $2,405 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Palmdale, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $180. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $299 - $2,251 | 280% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,049 | 982% |
| Cignamajor | $1,846 - $2,471 | 1728% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $151 - $1,205 | 141% |
| Health Net | $308 - $2,099 | 288% |
| Molina | $115 | 108% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $88 - $4,474 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $36
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $41
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $53
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $67
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $70
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $73
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $77
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.