Kidney ultrasound (limited) cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 13 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,416 — 219% above the US median ($444), roughly 23.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $606 $81
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $1,416 $337
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $1,439 $547 ★ 5/5 280 min 14.4%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,684 $549 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%
Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $2,283 $837 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $2,283 $837
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $2,738 $1,040 ★ 4/5 316 min 15.2%

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)
$1,983
Cash / self-pay
$1,416
Insurer-negotiated
$165
Medicare pays
$61
$124$2,283
Median cash $1,416  ·  Medicare $61  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,416 — about 23.3× the Medicare rate ($61). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($122).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,983 list price could save about $567 (29%).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Jordan Booty, MDDiagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA213
Courtney Woodfield, MDDiagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA192
Craig Baribault, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA123
Swapnil Patel, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA118
Dina Caroline, MDDiagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA97
Eugene Chough, MDDiagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA82
Pratik MavaniDiagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA79
Bret Kricun, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA79
Theresa Power, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA72
Tejas Patel, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA58
Andrew Kim, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPhiladelphia, PA52
Jonathan Rubin, MDNuclear MedicinePhiladelphia, PA47

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