Arterial blood gas (ABG) cost in Utah

Prices at 15 hospitals in Utah, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $274 — 77% above the US median ($154), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden, UT $81 $83 ★ 3/5 107 min 14.6%
San Juan Hospital Monticello, UT $109 $140 122 min 14.9%
Blue Mountain Hospital Blanding, UT $210 $137 183 min 15.1%
Holy Cross Hospital-Salt Lake Salt Lake City, UT $229 $271 ★ 3/5 145 min 14.5%
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare-George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT $229 $271 ★ 4/5 14.0%
Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley West Jordan, UT $229 $267 ★ 4/5 160 min 14.6%
Cache Valley Hospital North Logan, UT $274 $83 86 min 15.0%
St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT $414 $83 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.0%
Lone Peak Hospital Draper, UT $445 $83 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.7%
Timpanogos Regional Hospital Orem, UT $455 $83 ★ 4/5 104 min 15.0%
Mountain View Hospital Payson, UT $488 $83 ★ 5/5 115 min 15.0%
Ashley Regional Medical Center Vernal, UT $492 $31 ★ 4/5 120 min 14.4%
Castleview Hospital Price, UT $539 $31 ★ 2/5 134 min 15.0%

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)
$455
Cash / self-pay
$274
Insurer-negotiated
$83
Medicare pays
$26
$129$491
Median cash $274  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $274 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($26). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $455 list price could save about $181 (40%).

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