Compare: Schleicher County Medical Center vs Kimble Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 95 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Kimble Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 8% lower than Schleicher County Medical Center (median across 95 shared procedures), winning on 85 of them.
Schleicher County Medical Center
Eldorado, TX

ER wait 102 min
cheaper on 10
Kimble Hospital
Junction, TX

ER wait 141 min · readmit 15.2%
cheaper on 85
ProcedureSchleicher County Medical CenterKimble HospitalMedicare
Abdominal ultrasound$423$207$100
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$423$203$86
Ammonia blood test$118$109$15
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$179$165$26
Basic metabolic panel$146$135$8
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$59$54$4
BNP (heart failure) test$163$150$39
C-reactive protein (CRP)$65$60$5
Chest X-ray$80$74$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$79$73$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$104$96$33
Clotting time test (PTT)$65$60$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$56$60$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$47$60$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$179$165$11
Creatine kinase (CK) test$65$60$7
CT angiography of the chest$1,300$651$281
CT angiography of the head$991$506$274
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$567$693$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$588$882$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$565$690$183
CT scan of the head$975$474$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$513$474$107
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$1,040$508$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,040$508$130
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$534$493$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$534$493$131
Drug screen (urine)$199$67$17
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$107$99$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$107$99$8
Emergency department visit$364$336$69
Emergency department visit (level 2)$198$183$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$330$302$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$520$480$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$640$714$171
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$43$40$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$43$40$16
Ferritin (iron) test$112$103$14
Foreign body removal (skin)$206$300$157
Free T4 thyroid test$81$75$9
FSH hormone test$136$125$19
GGT liver test$101$93$7
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$65$60$10
Iron blood test$52$48$6
IV infusion therapy$73$68$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$49$45$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$98$90$67
Kidney ultrasound$515$250$84
Lactate test$52$48$12
LDH test$65$60$6
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$455$221$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$235$217$116
Lipase test$49$45$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$98$90$13
Liver function panel$60$56$8
Magnesium blood test$75$69$7
Nebulizer breathing treatment$205$189$9
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$195$180$41
Phosphorus blood test$51$47$5
Physical therapy evaluation$146$135$98
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$110$101$8
Prostate test (PSA)$98$90$18
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$49$45$3
Simple wound stitches$216$191$127
Testosterone test$133$123$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$114$105$17
Total protein test$25$23$4
Troponin (heart) test$29$205$12
Uric acid (gout) test$57$52$5
Urinalysis$38$45$3
Urine microalbumin test$56$52$5
Urine pregnancy test$23$21$9
Vaccine administration$7$19$19
Vitamin B12 test$98$90$15
Vitamin D test$146$135$30
X-ray of the ankle$211$103$37
X-ray of the elbow$166$82$33
X-ray of the foot$195$95$34
X-ray of the forearm$178$164$29
X-ray of the hand$103$95$38
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$93$86$49
X-ray of the knee$78$72$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$77$71$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$111$103$42
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$228$113$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$228$112$40
X-ray of the lower leg$186$91$31
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$199$163$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$177$88$40
X-ray of the pelvis$195$180$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$195$180$28
X-ray of the ribs$181$91$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$181$90$36
X-ray of the shoulder$103$95$36
X-ray of the wrist$195$95$43

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