Compare: Jackson Parish Hospital vs Bienville Medical Center

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 198 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Jackson Parish Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 12% lower than Bienville Medical Center (median across 198 shared procedures), winning on 127 of them.
Jackson Parish Hospital
Jonesboro, LA

81% recommend · ER wait 133 min · readmit 14.1%
cheaper on 127
Bienville Medical Center
Arcadia, LA

ER wait 99 min
cheaper on 71
ProcedureJackson Parish HospitalBienville Medical CenterMedicare
Abdominal ultrasound$328$548$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$339$770$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$317$327$86
Abscess drainage (simple)$248$290$129
Abscess incision and drainage$248$273$174
Albumin blood test$29$31$5
Aldosterone test$264$222$41
Alkaline phosphatase test$31$61$5
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$91$106$17
ALT liver enzyme test$29$46$5
Ammonia blood test$79$117$15
Amylase test$39$79$6
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$73$106$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$385$97$26
AST liver enzyme test$29$55$5
Basic metabolic panel$132$110$8
Bilirubin blood test$30$36$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$29$40$4
Blood crossmatch$251$302
Blood glucose test$24$39$5
Blood transfusion$1,092$1,381$47
Blood type and screen$74$116$10
Blood type test$123$120$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$189$158$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$57$83$3
BNP (heart failure) test$220$182$39
Breast ultrasound$455$284$92
Breast ultrasound (complete)$339$327$100
Breast ultrasound (limited)$570$242$84
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$523$387$133
C-reactive protein (CRP)$37$26$5
CA-125 ovarian marker test$111$257$21
Calcium blood test$29$73$5
Carotid artery ultrasound$640$544$156
CEA tumor marker test$108$146$19
Chest X-ray$178$207$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$162$203$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$193$207$33
Clotting time test (PTT)$37$50$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$83$64$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$83$64$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$165$152$11
Copper blood test$55$85$12
Cortisol test$121$133$16
Creatine kinase (CK) test$37$62$7
CT angiography of the chest$1,943$1,289$281
CT scan of the abdomen$1,339$854$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$2,705$854$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$3,454$1,280$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$2,705$854$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$2,187$656$183
CT scan of the abdomen with and without contrast$1,937$854$259
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$1,339$923$230
CT scan of the abdomen without contrast$1,313$640$136
CT scan of the arm$1,128$1,224$199
CT scan of the arm with contrast$1,128$1,224$199
CT scan of the arm without contrast$961$1,152$161
CT scan of the chest$1,348$1,440$167
CT scan of the chest with and without contrast$1,618$1,440$196
CT scan of the chest with contrast$1,348$1,440$167
CT scan of the chest without contrast$1,128$1,257$133
CT scan of the head$1,322$1,184$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$1,432$1,561$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$1,322$1,184$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$1,128$1,184$107
CT scan of the leg$1,129$1,226$166
CT scan of the leg with contrast$1,128$1,226$166
CT scan of the leg without contrast$1,130$1,226$130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$1,246$1,442$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$1,364$1,442$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,128$1,257$130
CT scan of the neck$1,213$1,464$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$1,123$1,395$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$1,123$1,395$131
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast$1,491$1,715$220
CT scan of the neck with contrast$1,213$1,464$183
CT scan of the neck without contrast$1,010$1,423$150
CT scan of the pelvis$1,231$806$226
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$1,366$806$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$1,095$644$133
CT scan of the sinuses$1,187$1,197$152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast$1,474$1,399$184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$1,187$1,197$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$1,128$995$128
D-dimer test$66$108$10
Drug screen (urine)$124$46$17
Echocardiogram$1,322$1,318$138
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$138$158$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$138$158$8
Electrolyte panel$37$62$7
Emergency department visit$363$182$69
Emergency department visit (level 1)$188$73$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$242$145$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$363$182$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$484$254$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$726$327$171
Estradiol (estrogen) test$155$226$28
Ferritin (iron) test$84$23$14
Fibrinogen test$41$110$10
Folate (folic acid) test$87$107$15
Free T4 thyroid test$55$118$9
FSH hormone test$111$187$19
GGT liver test$31$56$7
Hematocrit test$17$25$2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$58$76$10
Hepatitis B test$64$90$10
Hepatitis C test$89$99$14
HIV test$138$129$19
Iron blood test$35$60$6
IV infusion therapy$206$312$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$67$101$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$344$523$67
Kidney ultrasound$339$327$84
Lactate test$70$20$12
LDH test$31$39$6
LDL cholesterol test$41$51$11
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$490$544$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$380$431$116
LH hormone test$32$113$19
Lipase test$45$83$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$138$84$13
Liver function panel$51$99$8
Magnesium blood test$50$59$7
Nebulizer breathing treatment$317$471$9
Occupational therapy evaluation$417$260$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$417$260$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$417$260$101
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$29$173$41
Pelvic ultrasound$360$327$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$339$327$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$380$327$51
Phosphorus blood test$24$47$5
Physical therapy evaluation$413$230$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$413$230$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$413$230$98
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$45$71$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$380$261$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$380$195$117
Procalcitonin test$853$311$27
Prolactin test$64$333$19
Prostate test (PSA)$78$110$18
Scoliosis spine X-ray$144$327$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$144$327$72
Scrotal ultrasound$339$419$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$24$23$3
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$303$209$114
Simple wound stitches$288$231$127
Soft tissue ultrasound$339$327$64
Speech therapy$305$234$76
Swallow study$377$257$85
T3 thyroid test$72$110$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$200$372
Testosterone test$146$81$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$99$85$17
Thyroid ultrasound$339$327$109
Total IgE allergy test$94$26$16
Transvaginal ultrasound$570$327$118
Troponin (heart) test$227$113$12
Uric acid (gout) test$29$43$5
Urinalysis$39$40$3
Urine microalbumin test$35$52$5
Urine pregnancy test$28$71$9
Vaccine administration$70$155$19
Vitamin B12 test$94$123$15
Vitamin D test$180$58$30
X-ray of the abdomen$175$368$36
X-ray of the ankle$150$174$37
X-ray of the collarbone$134$177$33
X-ray of the elbow$177$213$33
X-ray of the facial bones$163$251$39
X-ray of the foot$165$174$34
X-ray of the forearm$127$174$29
X-ray of the hand$144$327$38
X-ray of the hip$155$234$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$165$205$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$144$264$49
X-ray of the knee$169$185$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$144$174$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$169$185$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$186$327$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$208$353$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$162$327$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$254$380$53
X-ray of the lower leg$153$174$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$160$327$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$160$327$33
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$206$265$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$144$203$40
X-ray of the pelvis$160$327$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$132$327$28
X-ray of the ribs$212$276$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$153$224$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$212$327$42
X-ray of the shoulder$165$293$36
X-ray of the skull$195$327$40
X-ray of the upper arm$128$182$32
X-ray of the wrist$165$176$43
Zinc blood test$58$42$11

Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.