Compare: UPMC Hamot vs Saint Vincent Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 51 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Saint Vincent Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 1425% lower than UPMC Hamot (median across 51 shared procedures), winning on 51 of them.
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
73% recommend · ER wait 193 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 0
Saint Vincent Hospital
Erie, PA
CMS rating ★★★★☆
71% recommend · ER wait 219 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 51
ProcedureUPMC HamotSaint Vincent HospitalMedicare
3D mammogram (tomosynthesis)$45$31$51
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple)$1,414$93$220
Abscess drainage (simple)$543$54$129
Abscess incision and drainage$978$73$174
Aldosterone test$521$22$41
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$340$9$17
Anoscopy$385$21$129
Aortic aneurysm repair (AAA)$5,014$734$1,345
Bartholin cyst removal$2,336$55$182
BNP (heart failure) test$179$21$39
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$2,314$72$133
Burn dressing and debridement (medium)$407$56$166
Burn dressing and debridement (small)$407$28$93
Burn treatment$407$42$129
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$193$11$21
Copper blood test$134$7$12
COVID-19 PCR test$75$28$51
DHEA-sulfate test$325$12$22
Endometrial biopsy$1,928$32$98
Estradiol (estrogen) test$340$15$28
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$20$6$10
Foreign body removal (skin)$566$53$157
H. pylori test$643$36$67
HIV test$190$10$19
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$268$13$24
LDL cholesterol test$38$6$11
LH hormone test$275$10$19
Office visit (established patient)$167$41$115
Office visit (new patient)$297$67$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$157$33$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$178$49$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$232$41$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$297$67$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$361$92$237
Pap smear (cervical screening)$61$11$20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$456$22$41
Physical therapy evaluation$305$51$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$305$51$98
Prostate test (PSA)$308$10$18
Sex hormone binding globulin test$223$12$22
Skin graft$5,722$355$898
Skin tag removal$1,139$39$92
Swallow study$489$36$85
Testosterone test$418$14$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$257$9$17
Total IgE allergy test$271$9$16
Vaccine administration$12$9$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$12$7$16
Vitamin D test$501$16$30
Wart removal$714$38$121
Zinc blood test$180$6$11

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