Compare: Pih Health Downey Hospital vs Coast Plaza Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 128 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Pih Health Downey Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 85% lower than Coast Plaza Hospital (median across 128 shared procedures), winning on 122 of them.
Pih Health Downey Hospital
Downey, CA
CMS rating ★★★★☆
69% recommend · ER wait 240 min · readmit 16.5%
cheaper on 122
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
CMS rating ★☆☆☆☆
35% recommend · ER wait 154 min · readmit 15.2%
cheaper on 6
ProcedurePih Health Downey HospitalCoast Plaza HospitalMedicare
Abdominal ultrasound$151$1,257$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$153$1,483$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$149$1,032$86
Abscess drainage (simple)$250$498$129
Abscess incision and drainage$250$618$174
ALT liver enzyme test$8$100$5
Basic metabolic panel$13$402$8
Benign skin lesion removal$659$3,217$171
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$6$38$4
Blood glucose test$8$65$5
Blood type and screen$15$57$10
BNP (heart failure) test$58$36$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$539$2,557$259
Breast ultrasound$116$957$92
Breast ultrasound (limited)$116$621$84
Carotid artery ultrasound$298$1,904$156
Chest X-ray$118$655$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$118$395$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$118$592$33
Clotting time test (PTT)$9$19$6
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$12$153$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$16$570$11
CT angiography of the chest$282$6,222$281
CT scan of the abdomen$338$3,467$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$507$7,367$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$507$8,860$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$512$7,367$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$294$3,247$183
CT scan of the abdomen with and without contrast$251$3,905$259
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$426$3,467$230
CT scan of the chest$286$5,388$167
CT scan of the chest with contrast$400$5,388$167
CT scan of the chest without contrast$171$4,435$133
CT scan of the head$166$4,852$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$166$4,675$107
CT scan of the leg$148$4,230$166
CT scan of the leg without contrast$148$3,960$130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$214$5,601$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$214$4,973$130
CT scan of the neck$328$4,697$183
CT scan of the neck with contrast$328$4,697$183
CT scan of the pelvis$219$3,379$226
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$250$3,379$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$189$2,756$133
CT scan of the sinuses$150$4,320$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$150$4,128$128
Drug screen (urine)$78$177$17
Echocardiogram$542$4,171$138
Echocardiogram without contrast$413$3,641$138
Emergency department visit$517$1,780$69
Emergency department visit (level 3)$303$1,780$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$517$2,930$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$2,063$4,420$171
Facet joint injection (spine)$1,443$1,075$99
Ferritin (iron) test$20$117$14
Flu test$25$40$17
Free T4 thyroid test$13$8$9
HIV test$28$22$19
HIV test (antibody)$21$102$14
Iron blood test$10$64$6
IV infusion therapy$171$568$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$78$326$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$264$811$67
Kidney ultrasound$149$1,583$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$149$1,526$61
Knee joint injection$310$1,340$69
Laryngoscopy$124$950$189
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$231$1,881$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$149$1,023$116
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$20$519$13
Lung function test (PFT)$268$624$37
MRI of the abdomen$407$5,961$300
MRI of the abdomen without contrast$324$5,816$194
MRI of the ankle$324$3,902$261
MRI of the ankle without contrast$324$3,453$222
MRI of the brain$539$7,964$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$358$7,585$195
MRI of the knee$425$6,737$315
MRI of the knee without contrast$339$6,557$204
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$418$5,396$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$321$3,371$192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$735$3,966$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast$735$4,164$319
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$391$4,202$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$391$3,341$191
MRI of the pelvis$629$3,416$268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast$413$2,758$227
MRI of the shoulder$375$5,976$313
MRI of the shoulder without contrast$375$2,902$205
Nuclear cardiac stress test$1,816$4,271$428
Pelvic ultrasound$143$1,166$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$143$1,206$105
Pregnancy ultrasound$189$1,177$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$189$1,020$117
Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester)$189$1,334$136
Screening colonoscopy$1,434$2,624$378
Scrotal ultrasound$189$1,202$99
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$319$430$114
Simple wound stitches$319$464$127
Soft tissue ultrasound$151$545$64
Spirometry (lung function test)$187$431$30
Spirometry with bronchodilator$348$818$43
Thyroid ultrasound$149$1,972$109
Thyroid uptake scan$539$1,014$145
Transvaginal ultrasound$143$846$118
Trigger point injection$481$656$56
Troponin (heart) test$18$173$12
Urine microalbumin test$8$9$5
Urine pregnancy test$13$172$9
Vitamin B12 test$22$10$15
Vitamin D test$44$20$30
X-ray of the ankle$120$659$37
X-ray of the collarbone$32$794$33
X-ray of the elbow$120$591$33
X-ray of the foot$118$515$34
X-ray of the hand$117$684$38
X-ray of the knee$119$675$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$102$684$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$119$541$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$137$834$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$149$1,111$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$148$879$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$150$1,343$53
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$148$797$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$148$865$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$136$928$47
X-ray of the shoulder$118$733$36
X-ray of the wrist$95$629$43

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