Grace Cottage Hospital — prices & quality

Published cash, insurer and chargemaster prices for 183 procedures at Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend, VT — from its federally-required machine-readable file.

24% abovethe US average price, across 183 priced procedures
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Po Box 216, Townshend, VT 05353

ER wait (median)108 min
30-day readmission14.8%

Critical Access Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private

Price vs US average = median of this hospital’s cash prices against the national median across 183 procedures. Quality ratings from CMS Care Compare.

All published prices

ProcedureCashChargemasterInsurerMedicareEst. you pay
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis) $415 $519 $480 $284
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple) $670 $838 $775 $220
Abscess drainage (simple) $377 $471 $436 $129
Abscess incision and drainage $524 $655 $471 $174
Acupuncture $50 $63 $59 $38
Acupuncture (each additional) $50 $63 $59 $28
Aldosterone test $437 $546 $477 $41
Alkaline phosphatase test $51 $64 $60 $5
Allergy shots $22 $28 $27 $11
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test $154 $193 $179 $17
ALT liver enzyme test $359 $449 $157 $5
Ammonia blood test $127 $159 $147 $15
Amylase test $62 $78 $72 $6
Annual physical (established patient) $369 $461 $421 —
Annual physical (new patient) $466 $582 $525 —
Anoscopy $1,160 $1,450 $535 $129
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test $111 $139 $129 $12
Arterial blood gas (ABG) $251 $314 $139 $26
AST liver enzyme test $42 $52 $48 $5
Bartholin cyst removal $326 $408 $378 $182
Basic metabolic panel $133 $166 $154 $8
Benign skin lesion removal $411 $514 $469 $171
Bilirubin blood test $51 $64 $60 $5
Bladder scope (cystoscopy) $438 $548 $507 $216
Bladder tumor removal (TURBT) $877 $1,097 $995 $236
Blood clotting test (PT/INR) $56 $70 $65 $4
Blood crossmatch $94 $117 $108 —
Blood glucose test $38 $47 $45 $5
Blood transfusion $921 $1,151 $1,065 $47
Blood type and screen $129 $161 $149 $10
Blood type test $65 $81 $75 $3
Blood type test (ABO group) $65 $81 $75 $3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen) $65 $81 $75 $3
BNP (heart failure) test $295 $368 $341 $39
Breathing tube insertion (intubation) $442 $552 $511 $133
Bronchoscopy $2,658 $3,322 $3,073 $303
Burn dressing and debridement (medium) $377 $471 $436 $166
Burn dressing and debridement (small) $377 $471 $436 $93
Burn treatment $377 $471 $436 $129
C-reactive protein (CRP) $67 $84 $78 $5
CA 19-9 tumor marker test $218 $272 $252 $21
CA-125 ovarian marker test $168 $210 $195 $21
Calcium blood test $40 $50 $47 $5
Cardioversion $1,125 $1,406 $1,301 $155
Carotid artery ultrasound $469 $586 $516 $156
CEA tumor marker test $158 $197 $182 $19
Celiac disease test $198 $247 $167 $12
Central line placement $2,123 $2,654 $2,455 $238
Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis) $876 $1,095 $1,013 $311
Chest tube insertion $2,911 $3,639 $3,366 $143
Circumcision $643 $804 $744 $167
CK-MB heart enzyme test $101 $126 $117 $12
Clotting time test (PTT) $57 $71 $66 $6
Complete blood count (CBC) $67 $84 $80 $7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete) $67 $84 $78 $8
Complex wound repair $1,030 $1,288 $1,192 $390
Comprehensive metabolic panel $152 $190 $176 $11
Contraceptive implant (Nexplanon) $384 $480 $444 $115
Copper blood test $132 $165 $106 $12
Cortisol test $153 $191 $177 $16
COVID-19 PCR test $99 $124 $115 $51
Creatine kinase (CK) test $86 $107 $99 $7
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis $3,923 $4,904 $4,537 $300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast $3,923 $4,904 $4,537 $300
D-dimer test $116 $145 $135 $10
Developmental screening (child) $43 $54 $50 —
DHEA-sulfate test $242 $303 $281 $22
Drug screen (urine) $21 $26 $26 $17
Ear pressure test (tympanometry) $38 $47 $44 $16
EKG / ECG (tracing only) $286 $357 $330 $7
Electrocardiogram (EKG) $286 $357 $307 $8
Electrolyte panel $78 $97 $90 $7
Emergency department visit $676 $845 $681 $69
Emergency department visit (level 1) $236 $295 $273 $11
Emergency department visit (level 2) $365 $456 $422 $40
Emergency department visit (level 3) $676 $845 $782 $69
Emergency department visit (level 4) $1,038 $1,297 $1,200 $118
Emergency department visit (level 5) $1,450 $1,813 $1,677 $171
Endometrial biopsy $241 $301 $279 $98
Estradiol (estrogen) test $268 $335 $310 $28
Family therapy session $234 $293 $271 $110
Fecal occult blood (stool) test $36 $45 $44 $10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT) $36 $45 $42 $4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT) $140 $175 $141 $16
Ferritin (iron) test $101 $126 $117 $14
Fibrinogen test $78 $97 $90 $10
Flu test $109 $136 $126 $17
Folate (folic acid) test $127 $159 $147 $15
Foreign body removal (skin) $670 $838 $775 $157
Free T4 thyroid test $99 $124 $115 $9
GGT liver test $69 $86 $80 $7
Glucose tolerance test $216 $270 $250 $8
H. pylori test $192 $240 $222 $67
HDL cholesterol test $55 $69 $64 $8
Hematocrit test $34 $42 $39 $2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) $101 $126 $117 $10
Hepatitis A vaccine $124 $155 $144 —
Hepatitis B test $156 $195 $181 $10
Hepatitis B vaccine $95 $119 $110 —
Hepatitis C test $183 $229 $212 $14
HIV test $143 $179 $157 $19
HIV test (antibody) $127 $159 $147 $14
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) $158 $198 $183 $24
Holter heart monitor $430 $538 $498 $26
Iron blood test $62 $78 $72 $6
IUD insertion $518 $648 $600 —
IUD removal $194 $243 $225 $112
IV infusion therapy $206 $258 $179 $44
IV infusion therapy (each additional) $143 $179 $166 $21
IV infusion therapy (initial) $269 $336 $311 $67
Joint aspiration (small/intermediate) $528 $660 $532 $57
Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) $528 $660 $611 $57
Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) $320 $400 $169 $56
Knee joint injection $528 $660 $611 $69
Lactate test $141 $176 $155 $12
Laryngoscopy $350 $438 $405 $189
LDH test $78 $98 $91 $6
LDL cholesterol test $134 $167 $155 $11
LH hormone test $153 $191 $177 $19
Lipase test $51 $64 $60 $7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel $127 $159 $147 $13
Liver function panel $152 $190 $176 $8
Lung function test (PFT) $250 $312 $289 $37
Magnesium blood test $78 $98 $91 $7
Nebulizer breathing treatment $83 $104 $49 $9
Office visit (established patient) $223 $279 $252 $115
Office visit (new patient) $350 $437 $385 $177
Office visit, established patient (level 3) $189 $237 $203 $95
Office visit, established patient (level 4) $262 $327 $283 $136
Office visit, new patient (level 3) $230 $287 $266 $118
Office visit, new patient (level 4) $350 $437 $404 $177
Office visit, new patient (level 5) $434 $542 $502 $237
Pap smear (cervical screening) $90 $113 $105 $20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test $390 $487 $451 $41
Phosphorus blood test $47 $59 $55 $5
Physical therapy evaluation $269 $336 $311 $98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $269 $336 $311 $98
Platelet count $50 $63 $59 $4
Pneumonia vaccine $202 $252 $233 —
Pregnancy blood test (hCG) $101 $126 $117 $8
Prolactin test $193 $241 $223 $19
Prostate test (PSA) $155 $194 $167 $18
Psychiatric evaluation $321 $401 $365 $188
Psychotherapy session $231 $289 $239 $140
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test $51 $64 $60 $3
Sex hormone binding globulin test $313 $391 $362 $22
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm) $377 $471 $436 $114
Simple wound stitches $377 $471 $436 $127
Skin cancer lesion removal $534 $668 $606 $240
Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) $99 $124 $46 $36
Skin tag removal $186 $233 $216 $92
Speech therapy $330 $413 $373 $76
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) $1,278 $1,597 $1,477 $165
Spirometry (lung function test) $250 $312 $289 $30
Strep throat test $100 $125 $116 $17
Swallow study $476 $595 $551 $85
T3 thyroid test $147 $184 $171 $14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine $79 $99 $92 —
Testosterone test $251 $314 $291 $26
Thyroid test (TSH) $174 $218 $202 $17
Total IgE allergy test $126 $157 $145 $16
Total protein test $47 $59 $55 $4
Trigger point injection $528 $660 $611 $56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles) $528 $660 $611 $52
Triglycerides test $47 $59 $55 $6
Troponin (heart) test $133 $166 $154 $12
Ureteral stent placement $510 $638 $590 $373
Uric acid (gout) test $47 $59 $55 $5
Urinalysis $51 $64 $44 $3
Urine microalbumin test $61 $76 $70 $5
Urine pregnancy test $26 $32 $30 $9
Vaccine administration $34 $42 $40 $19
Vaccine administration (each additional) $34 $42 $39 $16
Vasectomy $1,535 $1,919 $1,775 $347
Vitamin B12 test $111 $139 $129 $15
Vitamin D test $280 $350 $324 $30
Wart removal $288 $361 $303 $121
Well-child visit $318 $398 $352 —
Wound debridement $194 $243 $225 $186
X-ray of the abdomen $393 $491 $454 $36
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) $178 $223 $85 $47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views) $178 $223 $85 $40
Zinc blood test $148 $185 $172 $11
What the columns mean
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  • Chargemaster — the full list (sticker) price, before any discount.
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  • Est. you pay — your estimated out-of-pocket cost for the deductible and coinsurance you enter above.

Doctors affiliated with Grace Cottage Hospital

Clinicians who report a care affiliation with this hospital in CMS data, ranked by Medicare patient volume. A signal from Original Medicare, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyMedicare patients
Bruce Kovalenko, M.D.Interventional Radiology4,278
Jed Hummel, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology3,415
Mariusz Paluch, MDDiagnostic Radiology2,959
Lixia Ellis, M.D., PH.D.Dermatology2,661
Todd Silberstein, D.O.Cardiology2,125
Carl Szot, M.D.Cardiology2,059
Stephen Fleet, M.D.Cardiology1,452
Matthew Stanishewski, D.O.Rheumatology1,114
Anthony Donaldson, MDUrology857
Kimberly Liebow, D.P.M.Podiatry665
Jeffry Potash, MDGastroenterology643
Nicola Kreglinger, MDEndocrinology621
Elizabeth Mclarney, MDOrthopedic Surgery559
David Liebow, D.P.M.Podiatry521
Eric Marsh, MDOrthopedic Surgery506

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