Compare: Mercy Hospital Paris vs Dardanelle Regional Medical Center

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 275 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Dardanelle Regional Medical Center is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 22% lower than Mercy Hospital Paris (median across 275 shared procedures), winning on 167 of them.
Mercy Hospital Paris
Paris, AR
CMS rating ★★★★★
87% recommend · ER wait 118 min
cheaper on 108
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center
Dardanelle, AR

ER wait 74 min
cheaper on 167
ProcedureMercy Hospital ParisDardanelle Regional Medical CenterMedicare
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis)$521$1,090$284
Abdominal ultrasound$483$338$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$554$461$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$411$338$86
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple)$404$724$220
Abscess drainage (simple)$218$389$129
Abscess incision and drainage$311$557$174
Albumin blood test$46$34$5
Aldosterone test$120$106$41
Alkaline phosphatase test$66$36$5
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$131$135$17
ALT liver enzyme test$27$37$5
Ammonia blood test$74$101$15
Amylase test$70$82$6
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$64$70$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$123$173$26
AST liver enzyme test$38$36$5
Bartholin cyst removal$353$237$182
Basic metabolic panel$111$221$8
Benign skin lesion removal$642$178$171
Bilirubin blood test$68$34$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$28$36$4
Blood crossmatch$95$199
Blood glucose test$43$33$5
Blood transfusion$283$609$47
Blood type and screen$66$99$10
Blood type test$50$98$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$59$150$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$42$47$3
BNP (heart failure) test$61$142$39
Bone marrow biopsy$459$1,934$172
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$415$373$133
Bronchoscopy$1,658$2,016$303
Burn dressing and debridement (medium)$260$233$166
Burn dressing and debridement (small)$157$233$93
Burn treatment$209$233$129
C-reactive protein (CRP)$53$28$5
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$99$131$21
CA-125 ovarian marker test$166$111$21
Calcium blood test$51$36$5
Cardioversion$1,096$761$155
Carotid artery ultrasound$722$558$156
Carpal tunnel release$962$2,277$483
CEA tumor marker test$101$160$19
Central line placement$1,151$3,689$238
Chemotherapy infusion$252$237$81
Chemotherapy infusion (each additional)$252$186$28
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour)$252$288$133
Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis)$1,008$1,167$311
Chest tube insertion$918$1,792$143
Chest X-ray$242$181$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$137$177$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$223$181$33
CK-MB heart enzyme test$101$120$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$68$22$6
Colonoscopy$831$1,944$480
Complete blood count (CBC)$41$57$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$49$63$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$128$394$11
Copper blood test$43$85$12
Cortisol test$82$63$16
COVID-19 PCR test$139$261$51
CPAP titration study$642$234$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$47$78$7
CT angiography of the chest$1,428$1,025$281
CT angiography of the head$1,047$948$274
CT scan of the abdomen$1,762$1,101$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$2,668$1,491$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$3,636$1,857$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$2,668$1,491$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$2,224$1,403$183
CT scan of the abdomen with and without contrast$2,215$1,320$259
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$1,762$1,101$230
CT scan of the abdomen without contrast$1,238$909$136
CT scan of the arm$1,019$704$199
CT scan of the arm with contrast$889$726$199
CT scan of the arm without contrast$1,907$704$161
CT scan of the chest$1,291$1,025$167
CT scan of the chest with and without contrast$1,713$1,192$196
CT scan of the chest with contrast$1,291$1,025$167
CT scan of the chest without contrast$940$895$133
CT scan of the head$1,311$1,104$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$1,578$1,502$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$1,311$1,104$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$1,003$1,088$107
CT scan of the leg$1,250$517$166
CT scan of the leg with contrast$1,349$635$166
CT scan of the leg without contrast$1,250$517$130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$1,674$874$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with and without contrast$1,754$874$197
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$1,674$1,006$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,450$847$130
CT scan of the neck$1,383$851$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$1,338$847$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$1,418$1,038$196
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$1,338$821$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$1,236$847$131
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast$1,600$913$220
CT scan of the neck with contrast$1,383$851$183
CT scan of the neck without contrast$982$733$150
CT scan of the pelvis$1,552$845$226
CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast$1,705$845$251
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$1,552$874$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$1,370$820$133
CT scan of the sinuses$1,280$1,287$152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast$1,486$1,287$184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$1,280$1,447$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$1,018$1,218$128
D-dimer test$85$78$10
DHEA-sulfate test$111$81$22
Drug screen (urine)$72$168$17
Echocardiogram$1,191$1,021$138
Echocardiogram with and without contrast$737$398$101
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$195$92$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$195$53$8
Electrolyte panel$101$108$7
Emergency department visit$216$373$69
Emergency department visit (level 1)$187$163$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$148$234$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$216$373$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$316$605$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$529$772$171
Estradiol (estrogen) test$157$88$28
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$43$46$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$31$16$4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$55$75$16
Feeding tube (PEG) placement$606$2,204$178
Ferritin (iron) test$76$110$14
Fibrinogen test$57$43$10
Flexible sigmoidoscopy$328$760$323
Flu test$63$67$17
Folate (folic acid) test$64$110$15
Foreign body removal (skin)$235$472$157
Free T4 thyroid test$51$52$9
FSH hormone test$128$78$19
GGT liver test$55$74$7
Glucose tolerance test$71$72$8
H. pylori test$123$90$67
HDL cholesterol test$43$56$8
Hematocrit test$31$19$2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$44$100$10
Hepatitis B test$54$152$10
Hepatitis C test$99$169$14
HIV test$98$63$19
HIV test (antibody)$111$82$14
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$84$44$24
Holter heart monitor$324$181$26
Iron blood test$40$71$6
IV infusion therapy$153$205$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$153$165$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$153$245$67
Joint aspiration (small/intermediate)$199$353$57
Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint)$136$353$57
Joint aspiration or injection (small joint)$262$353$56
Kidney ultrasound$343$380$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$212$380$61
Knee joint injection$450$353$69
Lactate test$196$95$12
LDH test$59$62$6
LDL cholesterol test$43$69$11
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$717$417$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$557$322$116
LH hormone test$101$83$19
Lipase test$69$82$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$72$171$13
Liver function panel$89$193$8
Lung function test (PFT)$379$273$37
Magnesium blood test$38$71$7
MRI of the chest$1,345$1,095$371
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$2,125$1,440$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$2,007$1,097$191
Nebulizer breathing treatment$75$234$9
Occupational therapy evaluation$294$104$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$322$98$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$273$109$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$294$104$101
Office visit (established patient)$137$198$115
Office visit (new patient)$224$119$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$105$159$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$168$236$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$152$88$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$224$119$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$278$143$237
Pap smear (cervical screening)$47$76$20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$195$170$41
Pelvic ultrasound$427$379$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$508$379$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$346$82$51
Phosphorus blood test$37$45$5
Physical therapy evaluation$294$106$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$405$128$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$294$104$98
Platelet count$60$37$4
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$96$86$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$486$124$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$486$124$117
Procalcitonin test$121$104$27
Prolactin test$75$167$19
Prostate test (PSA)$59$72$18
Scoliosis spine X-ray$245$181$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$153$127$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$337$181$72
Scrotal ultrasound$508$350$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$35$29$3
Semen analysis$125$60$12
Sex hormone binding globulin test$52$73$22
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$307$239$114
Simple wound stitches$320$253$127
Skin biopsy$158$549$121
Skin biopsy (punch)$158$1,730$121
Skin cancer lesion removal$566$370$240
Skin tag removal$260$209$92
Soft tissue ultrasound$379$255$64
Speech therapy$137$139$76
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture)$749$1,114$165
Spirometry (lung function test)$233$182$30
Spirometry with bronchodilator$525$363$43
Strep throat test$37$57$17
Swallow study$172$156$85
T3 thyroid test$73$140$14
Testosterone test$79$152$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$18$181$17
Thyroid ultrasound$454$317$109
Tonsillectomy$655$3,770$252
Total IgE allergy test$97$95$16
Total protein test$38$61$4
Transvaginal ultrasound$359$300$118
Trigger point injection$151$353$56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles)$151$353$52
Triglycerides test$44$40$6
Troponin (heart) test$144$124$12
Upper GI endoscopy (EGD)$603$1,153$371
Uric acid (gout) test$44$45$5
Urinalysis$37$23$3
Urine microalbumin test$70$40$5
Urine pregnancy test$64$56$9
Vaccine administration$6$67$19
Vitamin B12 test$49$144$15
Vitamin D test$81$144$30
Wound debridement$330$526$186
X-ray of the abdomen$207$146$36
X-ray of the ankle$565$177$37
X-ray of the collarbone$372$102$33
X-ray of the elbow$440$156$33
X-ray of the facial bones$232$115$39
X-ray of the foot$489$171$34
X-ray of the forearm$141$157$29
X-ray of the hand$457$159$38
X-ray of the hip$177$102$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$168$102$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$177$102$49
X-ray of the hip (4 views)$243$124$63
X-ray of the knee$385$147$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$385$142$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$273$147$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$482$150$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$330$196$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$234$178$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$425$214$53
X-ray of the lower leg$277$164$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$235$190$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$220$190$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$250$191$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$287$172$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$207$155$40
X-ray of the pelvis$232$124$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$227$124$28
X-ray of the ribs$272$165$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$242$165$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$272$223$42
X-ray of the shoulder$293$170$36
X-ray of the skull$316$124$40
X-ray of the upper arm$291$153$32
X-ray of the wrist$491$173$43
Zinc blood test$99$45$11

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