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Washington County Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 60% lower than Sparta Community Hospital (median across 121 shared procedures), winning on 109 of them.
Procedure Sparta Community Hospital Washington County Hospital Medicare Abscess drainage (simple) $355 $350 $129 Abscess incision and drainage $355 $408 $174 Albumin blood test $212 $61 $5 Aldosterone test $57 $298 $41 Alkaline phosphatase test $331 $106 $5 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test $93 $174 $17 ALT liver enzyme test $129 $75 $5 Ammonia blood test $74 $143 $15 Amylase test $202 $89 $6 Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test $239 $142 $12 AST liver enzyme test $129 $75 $5 Basic metabolic panel $248 $178 $8 Bilirubin blood test $143 $65 $5 Blood clotting test (PT/INR) $103 $65 $4 Blood glucose test $106 $83 $5 Blood transfusion $2,760 $1,447 $47 Blood type and screen $212 $93 $10 Blood type test $104 $50 $3 Blood type test (ABO group) $103 $50 $3 Blood type test (Rh/D antigen) $104 $50 $3 BNP (heart failure) test $471 $238 $39 C-reactive protein (CRP) $253 $105 $5 Calcium blood test $118 $56 $5 Cardiac stress test $1,617 $592 $39 CEA tumor marker test $346 $149 $19 Chest X-ray $488 $242 $37 Chest X-ray (2 views) $488 $294 $33 Clotting time test (PTT) $108 $89 $6 Complete blood count (CBC) $119 $92 $7 Complete blood count (CBC) (complete) $168 $122 $8 Comprehensive metabolic panel $371 $246 $11 Copper blood test $217 $90 $12 Cortisol test $29 $136 $16 Creatine kinase (CK) test $118 $110 $7 CT angiography of the chest $4,362 $3,029 $281 CT angiography of the head $3,399 $2,354 $274 CT scan of the sinuses $4,686 $2,115 $152 CT scan of the sinuses with contrast $4,686 $2,115 $152 D-dimer test $325 $208 $10 DHEA-sulfate test $66 $213 $22 Drug screen (urine) $258 $303 $17 Echocardiogram $3,059 $2,474 $138 EKG / ECG (tracing only) $390 $230 $7 Electrocardiogram (EKG) $390 $136 $8 Electrolyte panel $114 $121 $7 Estradiol (estrogen) test $427 $149 $28 Fecal occult blood (stool) test $119 $46 $10 Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT) $60 $46 $4 Ferritin (iron) test $274 $191 $14 Fibrinogen test $171 $117 $10 Folate (folic acid) test $282 $197 $15 Foreign body removal (skin) $355 $350 $157 Free T4 thyroid test $208 $146 $9 FSH hormone test $306 $143 $19 GGT liver test $123 $86 $7 H. pylori test $376 $167 $67 Hematocrit test $32 $40 $2 Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) $166 $130 $10 Hepatitis B test $197 $89 $10 Hepatitis C test $182 $173 $14 HIV test $206 $183 $19 HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) $206 $183 $24 Iron blood test $98 $77 $6 IV infusion therapy $310 $229 $44 IV infusion therapy (each additional) $193 $112 $21 IV infusion therapy (initial) $427 $346 $67 Knee joint injection $373 $208 $69 Lactate test $137 $132 $12 LDH test $106 $80 $6 LDL cholesterol test $151 $72 $11 LH hormone test $166 $106 $19 Lipase test $150 $112 $7 Lipid (cholesterol) panel $247 $199 $13 Liver function panel $373 $179 $8 Lung function test (PFT) $768 $362 $37 Magnesium blood test $74 $95 $7 MRA of the brain $6,321 $2,588 $226 MRA of the brain without contrast $6,321 $2,674 $328 MRA of the neck $6,327 $2,674 $245 MRA of the neck without contrast $6,327 $2,674 $343 MRI of the ankle $4,564 $2,214 $261 MRI of the ankle without contrast $3,844 $2,127 $222 MRI of the knee $3,980 $3,029 $315 MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) $4,339 $2,942 $270 MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast $4,339 $2,898 $192 MRI of the pelvis $5,314 $2,633 $268 MRI of the shoulder $4,447 $3,085 $313 MRI of the wrist $4,207 $2,328 $330 MRI of the wrist without contrast $3,931 $2,328 $303 Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test $239 $230 $41 Phosphorus blood test $103 $62 $5 Pregnancy blood test (hCG) $166 $107 $8 Pregnancy ultrasound $1,360 $677 $126 Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester) $1,360 $612 $117 Prolactin test $414 $170 $19 Prostate test (PSA) $258 $143 $18 Sedimentation rate (ESR) test $93 $56 $3 Sex hormone binding globulin test $212 $274 $22 Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm) $355 $303 $114 Simple wound stitches $391 $368 $127 Spirometry (lung function test) $563 $294 $30 Spirometry with bronchodilator $973 $429 $43 Strep throat test $80 $75 $17 T3 thyroid test $287 $128 $14 Testosterone test $230 $220 $26 Thyroid test (TSH) $189 $186 $17 Total IgE allergy test $212 $125 $16 Triglycerides test $136 $85 $6 Troponin (heart) test $223 $208 $12 Uric acid (gout) test $118 $78 $5 Urinalysis $118 $72 $3 Urine microalbumin test $147 $108 $5 Urine pregnancy test $123 $134 $9 Vitamin B12 test $306 $143 $15 Vitamin D test $229 $122 $30 Wound debridement $1,323 $460 $186 X-ray of the foot $570 $338 $34 X-ray of the hand $573 $298 $38 X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) $587 $458 $47 X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views) $587 $476 $53 X-ray of the wrist $649 $286 $43
Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.
