Blood type and screen cost in Idaho

Prices at 19 hospitals in Idaho, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $86 — about the US median ($87), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Treasure Valley Hospital Boise, ID $29 $50 14.8%
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID $72 $49 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.3%
St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID $72 $49 ★ 5/5 168 min 12.4%
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID $72 $49 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.9%
St Luke's Jerome Jerome, ID $72 $49 101 min 14.8%
St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID $72 $49 ★ 5/5 113 min 15.1%
St Luke's McCall Mccall, ID $72 $44 147 min 14.8%
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID $72 $43 ★ 4/5 141 min 14.9%
Idaho Falls Community Hospital, Llc Idaho Falls, ID $80 $51 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.6%
Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls, ID $86 $51 ★ 3/5 115 min 14.8%
Power County Hospital District American Falls, ID $105 86 min
Kootenai Health Coeur D'alene, ID $122 $54 ★ 4/5 176 min 14.0%
North Canyon Medical Center Gooding, ID $122 $63 111 min 14.9%
Franklin County Medical Center Preston, ID $124 $118 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.4%
Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, ID $146 $206 ★ 4/5 218 min 13.8%
Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID $152 $67 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.1%
Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls, ID $224 $54 13.7%
West Valley Medical Center Caldwell, ID $245 $136 ★ 5/5 131 min 15.1%
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Idaho Falls, ID $367 $165 ★ 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 August 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)
$95
Cash / self-pay
$86
Insurer-negotiated
$51
Medicare pays
$10
$72$228
Median cash $86  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $86 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $95 list price could save about $10 (10%).

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