Arterial blood gas (ABG) cost in Idaho

Prices at 18 hospitals in Idaho, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $201 — 30% above the US median ($154), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Treasure Valley Hospital Boise, ID $57 $81 14.8%
Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID $107 $47 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.1%
Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls, ID $149 $26 ★ 3/5 115 min 14.8%
Idaho Falls Community Hospital, Llc Idaho Falls, ID $149 $26 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.6%
Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, ID $164 $232 ★ 4/5 218 min 13.8%
North Canyon Medical Center Gooding, ID $167 $86 111 min 14.9%
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID $201 $108 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.3%
St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID $201 $102 ★ 5/5 168 min 12.4%
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID $201 $131 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.9%
St Luke's Jerome Jerome, ID $201 $108 101 min 14.8%
St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID $201 $102 ★ 5/5 113 min 15.1%
St Luke's McCall Mccall, ID $201 $118 147 min 14.8%
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID $201 $116 ★ 4/5 141 min 14.9%
Power County Hospital District American Falls, ID $221 86 min
Kootenai Health Coeur D'alene, ID $244 $120 ★ 4/5 176 min 14.0%
Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls, ID $351 $26 13.7%
West Valley Medical Center Caldwell, ID $418 $217 ★ 5/5 131 min 15.1%
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Idaho Falls, ID $629 $352 ★ 3/5 132 min 12.9%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$201
Cash / self-pay
$201
Insurer-negotiated
$108
Medicare pays
$26
$136$371
Median cash $201  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $201 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($26). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

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