CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Trios Health
Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $265 compared to the $139 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.91× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $139 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Trios Health charges insurers about $265, or about $1,433 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Kennewick, WA.
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 $139. 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.
3 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 | $241 | 226% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $289 | 271% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,776 | 1663% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $80 |
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 Trios Health
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $45
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $55
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $56
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $69
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $72
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $82
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $91
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $112
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Trios Health (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,300
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,300).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,433) Beats Your Bill
Trios Health's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,433 (vs. $265 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $139 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($3,581) is $3,442 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($139) and 33.5× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.