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CT Of The Eye Socket, Ear Or Deep Brain Area, With Dye

Ohio rates for HCPCS 70481

A CT scanner takes thin cross-sectional images of the eye socket, the outer, middle or inner ear, the small hollow at the base of the brain that holds the pituitary gland, or the back compartment of the brain, after contrast dye is given through a vein. The dye makes blood vessels, inflammation and growths stand out against the surrounding tissue. It is used to look for tumors, infection, injury or structural problems in these small and intricate areas.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Of The Eye Socket, Ear Or Deep Brain Area, With Dye cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $676 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$170 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$398 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,202Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $117 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $676professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Aultcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$204.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$229

AK $724UT $132

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.