CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Mount Carmel East & West
Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, sinuses is about $153 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Mount Carmel East & West charges insurers about $376, or about $888 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Columbus, OH.
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 $153. 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.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $99 - $1,182 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $97 - $1,366 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $97 - $1,385 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $1,126 | 1054% |
| Humanamajor | $698 - $1,366 | 653% |
| AmeriHealth | $638 | 597% |
| CareSource | $997 | 933% |
| GEHA | $613 - $1,182 | 574% |
| HealthLink | $1,024 | 959% |
| HealthPartners | $1,126 | 1054% |
| MagnaCare | $638 | 597% |
| Medical Mutual | $248 - $1,040 | 232% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,126 | 1054% |
| Oscar Health | $99 | 93% |
| Priority Health | $1,126 | 1054% |
| Sentara | $1,366 | 1279% |
| UniCare | $638 | 597% |
| + 90 smaller / regional plans | $99 - $1,370 |
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 Mount Carmel East & West
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other OH hospitals
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $63
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $95
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $97
- Union Hospital · Dover $98
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $98
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $98
- Holzer Medical Center · Gallipolis $99
- Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital · Cleveland $99
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.