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CT Scan of the Face and Jaw With Contrast

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 70487

This is a CT scan of the facial bones and soft tissue of the jaw area, taken after an injection of contrast dye to highlight blood vessels and soft tissue detail. It provides detailed cross-sectional images used to evaluate structures such as the sinuses, jaw, and surrounding soft tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Scan of the Face and Jaw With Contrast cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$166 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$155 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,023Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $295

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
21 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
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$295

AK $617UT $105

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.