Compare: Kohala Hospital vs Kula Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 130 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Kula Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 92% lower than Kohala Hospital (median across 130 shared procedures), winning on 126 of them.
Kohala Hospital
Kapaau, HI

ER wait 82 min
cheaper on 4
Kula Hospital
Kula, HI

ER wait 59 min
cheaper on 126
ProcedureKohala HospitalKula HospitalMedicare
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple)$1,273$381$220
Abscess drainage (simple)$660$176$129
Abscess incision and drainage$966$279$174
Alkaline phosphatase test$60$26$5
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$154$87$17
ALT liver enzyme test$61$27$5
Ammonia blood test$150$91$15
Amylase test$74$49$6
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$185$75$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$207$133$26
AST liver enzyme test$60$25$5
Basic metabolic panel$92$60$8
Bilirubin blood test$47$32$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$36$30$4
Blood glucose test$36$43$5
Blood transfusion$994$581$47
BNP (heart failure) test$311$165$39
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$943$378$133
Burn dressing and debridement (small)$660$296$93
Burn treatment$562$296$129
C-reactive protein (CRP)$54$31$5
Cardioversion$1,719$699$155
Chest X-ray$351$127$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$293$98$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$351$117$33
Clotting time test (PTT)$55$46$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$78$50$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$89$62$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$114$64$11
Cortisol test$199$90$16
COVID-19 PCR test$207$32$51
CPAP titration study$534$503$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$74$49$7
D-dimer test$116$83$10
Drug screen (urine)$163$236$17
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$217$215$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$217$215$8
Electrolyte panel$64$43$7
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$85$45$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$31$21$4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$138$69$16
Ferritin (iron) test$131$58$14
Fibrinogen test$99$57$10
Flu test$111$74$17
Folate (folic acid) test$134$75$15
Foreign body removal (skin)$1,273$566$157
Free T4 thyroid test$93$48$9
H. pylori test$512$617$67
Hematocrit test$23$17$2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$99$51$10
Hepatitis C test$131$97$14
Iron blood test$67$33$6
IV infusion therapy$304$178$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$391$160$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$218$195$67
Joint aspiration (small/intermediate)$927$313$57
Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint)$927$313$57
Knee joint injection$927$209$69
Lactate test$99$109$12
LDH test$70$31$6
Lipase test$79$54$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$122$82$13
Magnesium blood test$77$45$7
Nebulizer breathing treatment$661$215$9
Occupational therapy evaluation$384$170$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$384$290$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$384$145$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$384$170$101
Pap smear (cervical screening)$254$81$20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$377$228$41
Pelvic ultrasound$469$281$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$469$349$105
Phosphorus blood test$44$30$5
Physical therapy evaluation$384$170$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$384$193$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$384$170$98
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$87$86$8
Procalcitonin test$257$144$27
Prostate test (PSA)$169$95$18
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$42$25$3
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$660$176$114
Simple wound stitches$660$195$127
Speech therapy$299$170$76
Strep throat test$124$54$17
Swallow study$426$228$85
Thyroid test (TSH)$192$87$17
Trigger point injection$927$282$56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles)$927$282$52
Troponin (heart) test$102$86$12
Upper GI series (barium)$711$330$128
Uric acid (gout) test$52$26$5
Urinalysis$32$21$3
Urine microalbumin test$51$34$5
Vaccine administration$112$44$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$84$37$16
Vitamin B12 test$138$79$15
Vitamin D test$225$182$30
Wound debridement$1,486$295$186
X-ray of the abdomen$326$167$36
X-ray of the ankle$324$158$37
X-ray of the collarbone$351$142$33
X-ray of the elbow$352$160$33
X-ray of the facial bones$463$235$39
X-ray of the foot$293$195$34
X-ray of the forearm$293$142$29
X-ray of the hand$352$177$38
X-ray of the hip$272$178$49
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$272$176$49
X-ray of the knee$352$157$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$293$135$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$352$157$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$367$273$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$410$274$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$352$254$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$469$293$53
X-ray of the lower leg$289$142$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$352$182$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$352$158$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$352$205$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$410$216$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$352$165$40
X-ray of the pelvis$307$163$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$279$143$28
X-ray of the ribs$345$181$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$337$149$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$352$181$42
X-ray of the shoulder$352$149$36
X-ray of the skull$428$307$40
X-ray of the upper arm$293$135$32
X-ray of the wrist$352$152$43

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