| Procedure | Cash (median) | Hospitals |
|---|
| 3D mammogram (tomosynthesis) | $66 | 3 |
| Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis) | $1,788 | 4 |
| Abdominal ultrasound | $871 | 4 |
| Abscess incision and drainage | $635 | 4 |
| ACL knee reconstruction | $5,375 | 3 |
| Albumin blood test | $67 | 4 |
| Aldosterone test | $484 | 4 |
| Alkaline phosphatase test | $126 | 4 |
| Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test | $245 | 4 |
| ALT liver enzyme test | $133 | 4 |
| Ammonia blood test | $150 | 4 |
| Amylase test | $171 | 4 |
| Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test | $191 | 4 |
| Arterial blood gas (ABG) | $328 | 4 |
| AST liver enzyme test | $109 | 4 |
| Barium swallow study | $440 | 4 |
| Basic metabolic panel | $158 | 3 |
| Bilirubin blood test | $130 | 4 |
| Bladder scope (cystoscopy) | $2,028 | 3 |
| Blood clotting test (PT/INR) | $47 | 4 |
| Blood glucose test | $103 | 4 |
| Blood transfusion | $1,034 | 3 |
| Blood type and screen | $120 | 4 |
| Blood type test | $142 | 4 |
| BNP (heart failure) test | $182 | 4 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | $502 | 4 |
| Bone marrow biopsy | $3,902 | 4 |
| Bone scan (nuclear) | $1,449 | 4 |
| Breast biopsy | $3,880 | 4 |
| Breast MRI | $1,749 | 4 |
| Breast ultrasound | $492 | 4 |
| Breathing tube insertion (intubation) | $582 | 3 |
| Bunion surgery (bunionectomy) | $11,715 | 3 |
| Burn treatment | $472 | 4 |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) | $111 | 3 |
| CA 19-9 tumor marker test | $188 | 4 |
| CA-125 ovarian marker test | $253 | 4 |
| Calcium blood test | $93 | 4 |
| Capsule endoscopy | $2,820 | 3 |
| Cardiac ablation | $49,571 | 4 |
| Cardiac catheterization | $9,324 | 4 |
| Cardiac stress test | $1,353 | 3 |
| Cardioversion | $1,648 | 4 |
| Carotid artery ultrasound | $903 | 4 |
| Carpal tunnel release | $3,567 | 3 |
| CEA tumor marker test | $218 | 4 |
| Celiac disease test | $47 | 4 |
| Central line placement | $5,486 | 3 |
| Cervical LEEP procedure | $2,000 | 3 |
| Cesarean section (C-section) | $15,670 | 4 |
| Chemotherapy infusion | $614 | 4 |
| Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis) | $1,338 | 4 |
| Chest tube insertion | $3,001 | 4 |
| Chest X-ray | $311 | 4 |
| Circumcision | $2,829 | 4 |
| CK-MB heart enzyme test | $93 | 4 |
| Clotting time test (PTT) | $64 | 4 |
| Colonoscopy | $3,167 | 3 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) | $94 | 3 |
| Complex wound repair | $4,776 | 3 |
| Comprehensive metabolic panel | $167 | 3 |
| Contraceptive implant (Nexplanon) | $949 | 3 |
| Copper blood test | $101 | 4 |
| Coronary CT angiography | $2,067 | 3 |
| Cortisol test | $200 | 4 |
| COVID-19 PCR test | $179 | 3 |
| CPAP titration study | $514 | 4 |
| Creatine kinase (CK) test | $82 | 4 |
| CT angiography of the chest | $3,973 | 4 |
| CT angiography of the head | $2,241 | 4 |
| CT scan of the abdomen | $2,403 | 4 |
| CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis | $3,005 | 4 |
| CT scan of the arm | $1,603 | 4 |
| CT scan of the chest | $2,111 | 4 |
| CT scan of the head | $1,551 | 4 |
| CT scan of the leg | $1,675 | 4 |
| CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) | $1,948 | 4 |
| CT scan of the neck | $2,657 | 4 |
| CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) | $2,443 | 4 |
| CT scan of the pelvis | $2,149 | 4 |
| CT scan of the sinuses | $2,362 | 4 |
| D-dimer test | $135 | 4 |
| Defibrillator (ICD) implant | $61,956 | 4 |
| DHEA-sulfate test | $103 | 4 |
| Diagnostic mammogram | $324 | 3 |
| Dialysis fistula creation | $22,205 | 3 |
| Drug screen (urine) | $282 | 4 |
| Echocardiogram | $964 | 4 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG) | $277 | 4 |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG) | $1,045 | 4 |
| Electrolyte panel | $239 | 4 |
| Emergency department visit | $856 | 3 |
| Epidural steroid injection | $1,647 | 3 |
| Estradiol (estrogen) test | $259 | 4 |
| Facet joint injection (spine) | $3,904 | 3 |
| Fallopian tube X-ray (HSG) | $612 | 3 |
| Fecal occult blood (stool) test | $68 | 4 |
| Ferritin (iron) test | $203 | 4 |
| Fibrinogen test | $131 | 4 |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | $2,593 | 3 |
| Folate (folic acid) test | $189 | 4 |
| Foreign body removal (skin) | $1,076 | 4 |
| Free T4 thyroid test | $212 | 4 |
| FSH hormone test | $197 | 4 |
| Gallbladder scan (HIDA) | $1,247 | 4 |
| GGT liver test | $159 | 4 |
| Glucose tolerance test | $133 | 4 |
| Hammertoe repair | $6,465 | 3 |
| HDL cholesterol test | $95 | 4 |
| Hematocrit test | $41 | 3 |
| Hemodialysis | $1,330 | 3 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) | $179 | 4 |
| Hepatitis B test | $124 | 4 |
| Hepatitis C test | $162 | 4 |
| HIV test | $213 | 4 |
| Holter heart monitor | $830 | 3 |
| Iron blood test | $107 | 4 |
| IUD removal | $422 | 3 |
| IV infusion therapy | $511 | 3 |
| IVC filter placement | $11,768 | 4 |
| Joint aspiration (small/intermediate) | $499 | 4 |
| Kidney biopsy | $3,228 | 4 |
| Kidney scan (nuclear) | $1,374 | 4 |
| Kidney ultrasound | $824 | 4 |
| Knee arthroscopy | $5,681 | 3 |
| Knee joint injection | $733 | 4 |
| Knee replacement | $55,802 | 4 |
| Lactate test | $133 | 4 |
| Laryngoscopy | $472 | 3 |
| LDH test | $77 | 4 |
| LDL cholesterol test | $61 | 4 |
| Leg artery angiogram | $6,257 | 4 |
| Leg artery angioplasty | $19,910 | 3 |
| Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) | $885 | 4 |
| LH hormone test | $210 | 4 |
| Lipase test | $102 | 4 |
| Lipid (cholesterol) panel | $212 | 4 |
| Liver biopsy | $3,081 | 4 |
| Liver function panel | $295 | 4 |
| Lung function test (PFT) | $461 | 4 |
| Lung scan (V/Q) | $1,287 | 3 |
| Magnesium blood test | $131 | 3 |
| MRA of the brain | $2,503 | 4 |
| MRA of the neck | $2,141 | 4 |
| MRI of the abdomen | $2,987 | 4 |
| MRI of the ankle | $3,284 | 4 |
| MRI of the brain | $2,806 | 4 |
| MRI of the chest | $3,205 | 4 |
| MRI of the knee | $3,147 | 4 |
| MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) | $2,797 | 4 |
| MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) | $2,670 | 4 |
| MRI of the neck (cervical spine) | $2,820 | 4 |
| MRI of the pelvis | $2,738 | 4 |
| MRI of the shoulder | $3,069 | 4 |
| MRI of the wrist | $2,827 | 4 |
| Nebulizer breathing treatment | $508 | 3 |
| Nuclear cardiac stress test | $3,353 | 4 |
| Occupational therapy evaluation | $296 | 4 |
| Office visit (established patient) | $325 | 3 |
| Office visit (new patient) | $315 | 3 |
| Pacemaker insertion | $61,418 | 5 |
| Pap smear (cervical screening) | $124 | 5 |
| Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test | $252 | 4 |
| Pelvic ultrasound | $670 | 4 |
| PET scan | $4,582 | 4 |
| Phosphorus blood test | $61 | 3 |
| Physical therapy evaluation | $242 | 4 |
| Platelet count | $64 | 4 |
| Pregnancy blood test (hCG) | $149 | 4 |
| Pregnancy ultrasound | $1,128 | 3 |
| Procalcitonin test | $122 | 4 |
| Prolactin test | $248 | 4 |
| Prostate test (PSA) | $105 | 4 |
| Rheumatoid factor test | $94 | 3 |
| Sacroiliac joint injection | $1,588 | 3 |
| Scoliosis spine X-ray | $449 | 4 |
| Screening mammogram | $231 | 3 |
| Scrotal ultrasound | $688 | 4 |
| Sedimentation rate (ESR) test | $81 | 4 |
| Septoplasty (deviated septum) | $2,000 | 3 |
| Sex hormone binding globulin test | $99 | 4 |
| Simple wound stitches | $526 | 4 |
| Skin biopsy | $928 | 3 |
| Skin cancer lesion removal | $1,313 | 3 |
| Sleep study (polysomnography) | $4,211 | 3 |
| Soft tissue ultrasound | $528 | 4 |
| Speech therapy | $212 | 4 |
| Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) | $1,424 | 4 |
| Strep throat test | $73 | 3 |
| Stress echocardiogram | $1,373 | 4 |
| Swallow study | $317 | 4 |
| T3 thyroid test | $167 | 4 |
| Tdap (tetanus) vaccine | $120 | 3 |
| Testosterone test | $317 | 4 |
| Thyroid test (TSH) | $251 | 4 |
| Thyroid ultrasound | $662 | 4 |
| Thyroid uptake scan | $1,192 | 4 |
| Tilt table test | $1,266 | 4 |
| Total IgE allergy test | $114 | 4 |
| Total protein test | $40 | 3 |
| Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) | $1,622 | 4 |
| Transvaginal ultrasound | $811 | 4 |
| Trigger finger release | $2,763 | 3 |
| Triglycerides test | $65 | 4 |
| Troponin (heart) test | $192 | 4 |
| Upper GI endoscopy (EGD) | $3,129 | 4 |
| Upper GI series (barium) | $557 | 4 |
| Uric acid (gout) test | $74 | 4 |
| Urinalysis | $60 | 3 |
| Urine microalbumin test | $91 | 4 |
| Urine pregnancy test | $150 | 3 |
| Vaccine administration | $117 | 4 |
| Vaginal delivery | $13,004 | 4 |
| Vitamin B12 test | $197 | 4 |
| Vitamin D test | $322 | 4 |
| Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery | $39,459 | 4 |
| Wound debridement | $1,063 | 3 |
| Wrist fracture repair | $12,566 | 3 |
| X-ray of the abdomen | $227 | 4 |
| X-ray of the ankle | $358 | 4 |
| X-ray of the collarbone | $298 | 4 |
| X-ray of the elbow | $350 | 4 |
| X-ray of the facial bones | $317 | 4 |
| X-ray of the foot | $381 | 4 |
| X-ray of the forearm | $361 | 4 |
| X-ray of the hand | $338 | 4 |
| X-ray of the hip | $267 | 4 |
| X-ray of the knee | $352 | 4 |
| X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) | $364 | 4 |
| X-ray of the lower leg | $367 | 4 |
| X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) | $434 | 4 |
| X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) | $456 | 4 |
| X-ray of the pelvis | $334 | 4 |
| X-ray of the ribs | $328 | 4 |
| X-ray of the shoulder | $360 | 4 |
| X-ray of the skull | $378 | 4 |
| X-ray of the upper arm | $258 | 4 |
| X-ray of the wrist | $289 | 4 |
| Zinc blood test | $76 | 4 |
Source: hospitals’ machine-readable price files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.
