Compare: Berkshire Medical Center vs Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 380 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 37% lower than Berkshire Medical Center (median across 380 shared procedures), winning on 255 of them.
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, MA
CMS rating ★★★★☆
56% recommend · ER wait 254 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 125
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Bennington, VT
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
72% recommend · ER wait 202 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 255
ProcedureBerkshire Medical CenterSouthwestern Vermont Medical CenterMedicare
3D mammogram (tomosynthesis)$385$52$51
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis)$2,938$1,824$284
Abdominal ultrasound$744$344$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$827$68$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$744$620$86
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple)$501$296$220
Abscess drainage (simple)$299$190$129
Abscess incision and drainage$299$284$174
Achilles tendon repair$2,661$672$624
Albumin blood test$43$58$5
Aldosterone test$198$319$41
Alkaline phosphatase test$80$60$5
Allergy patch testing$15$19$5
Allergy shots$48$29$11
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$154$123$17
ALT liver enzyme test$46$57$5
Ammonia blood test$126$205$15
Amylase test$56$46$6
Anal fistula repair$325$649$541
Annual physical (established patient)$99$169—
Anoscopy$132$143$129
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$71$89$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$386$285$26
AST liver enzyme test$45$54$5
Barium swallow study$571$60$107
Bartholin cyst removal$459$217$182
Basic metabolic panel$78$78$8
Benign skin lesion removal$205$334$171
Bilirubin blood test$43$82$5
Bladder function test (urodynamics)$256$475$345
Bladder scope (cystoscopy)$1,691$370$216
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$25$30$4
Blood crossmatch$201$394—
Blood transfusion$895$1,051$47
Blood type and screen$80$161$10
Blood type test$41$91$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$35$95$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$47$88$3
Bone marrow biopsy$5,107$521$172
Bone scan (nuclear)$2,002$950$259
Botox for migraine$149$200$157
Breast biopsy$3,454$1,319$478
Breast MRI$1,996$2,315$216
Breast MRI without contrast$1,996$2,935$216
Breast ultrasound$437$387$92
Breast ultrasound (complete)$437$387$100
Breast ultrasound (limited)$437$63$84
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$638$324$133
Bronchoscopy$4,886$589$303
Burn dressing and debridement (medium)$294$221$166
Burn dressing and debridement (small)$209$137$93
Burn treatment$291$177$129
C-reactive protein (CRP)$61$62$5
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$107$144$21
CA-125 ovarian marker test$115$128$21
Calcium blood test$45$67$5
Capsule endoscopy$2,523$320$802
Cardiac MRI$1,535$218$322
Cardiac MRI without contrast$1,229$207$280
Cardiac rehabilitation$242$116$26
Cardiac stress test$1,067$691$39
Cardioversion$1,136$937$155
Carotid artery ultrasound$1,171$499$156
Carpal tunnel release$485$1,387$483
CEA tumor marker test$164$209$19
Celiac disease test$45$116$12
Central line placement$10,387$319$238
Cervical LEEP procedure$345$501$325
Chemotherapy infusion$430$231$81
Chemotherapy infusion (each additional)$199$181$28
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour)$662$632$133
Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis)$3,005$1,455$311
Chest tube insertion$797$1,592$143
Chest X-ray$308$480$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$308$334$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$308$480$33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine$623$213—
Circumcision$503$344$167
CK-MB heart enzyme test$79$268$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$21$84$6
Colonoscopy$2,540$774$480
Colposcopy$116$235$161
Complete blood count (CBC)$76$95$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$71$95$8
Complex wound repair$981$626$390
Comprehensive metabolic panel$97$100$11
Copper blood test$103$127$12
Cortisol test$212$103$16
COVID-19 PCR test$168$81$51
CPAP titration study$507$645$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$56$117$7
CT angiography of the chest$2,271$1,387$281
CT angiography of the head$2,574$1,465$274
CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)$928$969$835
CT scan of the abdomen$1,873$2,295$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$3,492$3,387$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$5,035$4,586$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$5,161$3,387$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$3,354$2,800$183
CT scan of the abdomen with and without contrast$2,638$3,001$259
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$2,260$2,295$230
CT scan of the abdomen without contrast$1,873$1,072$136
CT scan of the arm$1,592$2,041$199
CT scan of the arm with contrast$1,960$2,406$199
CT scan of the arm without contrast$1,532$2,041$161
CT scan of the chest with and without contrast$2,711$1,332$196
CT scan of the chest with contrast$2,260$1,197$167
CT scan of the chest without contrast$1,560$125$133
CT scan of the head$1,727$1,776$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$2,272$1,290$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$2,017$1,029$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$1,515$1,776$107
CT scan of the leg$1,532$1,939$166
CT scan of the leg with contrast$1,960$2,406$166
CT scan of the leg without contrast$1,532$1,939$130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$2,247$1,074$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with and without contrast$2,666$1,326$197
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$2,247$1,197$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,979$1,069$130
CT scan of the neck$2,329$1,548$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$1,979$1,074$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$2,627$1,326$196
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$2,247$1,197$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$1,979$1,069$131
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast$2,627$2,475$220
CT scan of the neck with contrast$2,611$1,207$183
CT scan of the neck without contrast$2,329$828$150
CT scan of the pelvis$1,729$2,041$226
CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast$2,568$1,388$251
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$2,344$2,337$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$1,532$1,066$133
CT scan of the sinuses$1,529$945$152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast$2,272$1,114$184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$2,017$1,006$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$1,515$933$128
D-dimer test$107$149$10
Developmental screening (child)$301$18—
DHEA-sulfate test$134$135$22
Diagnostic mammogram$385$506$140
Dilation and curettage (D&C)$325$392$298
Ear pressure test (tympanometry)$249$38$16
Echocardiogram$1,778$444$138
Echocardiogram with and without contrast$573$444$101
EEG (awake and asleep)$558$487$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$211$143$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$211$109$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$526$487$448
Electrolyte panel$66$67$7
Emergency department visit$586$202$69
Emergency department visit (level 1)$209$71$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$307$99$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$709$159$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$1,650$244$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$2,553$334$171
Endometrial biopsy$94$203$98
ERCP (bile duct endoscopy)$9,966$677$311
Esophageal dilation$2,725$264$522
Esophageal variceal banding$5,323$355$126
Estradiol (estrogen) test$327$144$28
Fallopian tube X-ray (HSG)$911$168$164
Family therapy session$296$187$110
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$30$20$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$30$20$4
Feeding tube (PEG) placement$5,323$396$178
Ferritin (iron) test$118$61$14
Fibrinogen test$99$110$10
Flexible sigmoidoscopy$2,540$284$323
Flu test$45$29$17
Flu vaccine$172$14—
Folate (folic acid) test$127$83$15
Foreign body removal (skin)$423$274$157
Free T4 thyroid test$94$122$9
FSH hormone test$218$212$19
Gallbladder scan (HIDA)$2,423$2,157$334
GGT liver test$84$67$7
Glucose tolerance test$82$143$8
Group therapy session$88$54$30
HDL cholesterol test$91$80$8
Hearing test (audiometry)$250$89$36
Hematocrit test$23$28$2
Hemodialysis$299$151$75
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$86$26$10
Hemorrhoid removal$2,587$380$338
Hepatitis A vaccine$371$94—
Hepatitis B test$93$139$10
Hepatitis B vaccine$357$62—
Hepatitis C test$128$83$14
Holter heart monitor$216$50$26
HPV vaccine$387$291—
Hysteroscopy$710$1,050$1,270
Iron blood test$39$60$6
IUD removal$226$167$112
IV infusion therapy$430$263$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$199$142$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$662$467$67
IVC filter placement$14,496$2,681$1,885
Kidney biopsy$5,107$1,162$492
Kidney scan (nuclear)$3,481$947$172
Kidney ultrasound$815$486$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$751$486$61
Knee joint injection$611$248$69
Lactate test$95$314$12
Laryngoscopy$549$327$189
LDH test$52$56$6
LDL cholesterol test$77$65$11
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$785$504$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$785$504$116
LH hormone test$217$218$19
Lipase test$60$67$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$116$59$13
Liver biopsy$5,203$2,078$288
Liver function panel$96$86$8
Lung function test (PFT)$443$78$37
Lung scan (V/Q)$2,398$1,708$291
Magnesium blood test$58$88$7
MMR vaccine$508$116—
MRA of the brain$3,384$3,015$226
MRA of the brain with contrast$4,230$1,620$226
MRA of the brain without contrast$4,622$1,728$328
MRA of the neck$3,384$1,584$245
MRA of the neck with contrast$4,230$1,621$245
MRA of the neck without contrast$4,622$1,728$343
MRI of the abdomen$3,616$2,432$300
MRI of the abdomen with contrast$4,230$1,365$300
MRI of the abdomen without contrast$3,384$2,432$194
MRI of the ankle$3,384$2,951$261
MRI of the ankle with contrast$4,230$2,951$261
MRI of the ankle without contrast$3,384$2,805$222
MRI of the brain$3,384$2,970$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$4,230$2,970$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$3,384$1,493$195
MRI of the chest$3,384$2,396$371
MRI of the chest without contrast$4,622$3,303$466
MRI of the knee$3,384$3,035$315
MRI of the knee with contrast$4,230$3,035$315
MRI of the knee without contrast$3,384$2,903$204
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$3,384$2,913$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$4,230$1,600$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$3,384$2,913$192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$3,384$2,431$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast$4,622$1,771$319
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with contrast$4,230$1,357$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast$3,384$2,431$190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$3,384$2,822$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$4,622$1,706$318
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$3,384$1,552$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$4,230$2,822$191
MRI of the pelvis$3,254$1,311$268
MRI of the pelvis with contrast$3,848$1,402$268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast$3,384$1,277$227
MRI of the shoulder$3,384$3,093$313
MRI of the shoulder with contrast$4,230$3,093$313
MRI of the shoulder without contrast$3,384$2,899$205
MRI of the wrist$3,384$2,553$330
MRI of the wrist with contrast$4,230$2,553$330
MRI of the wrist without contrast$3,384$2,432$303
Nebulizer breathing treatment$94$100$9
Nerve conduction study$125$158$118
Nuchal translucency ultrasound$626$100$116
Nuclear cardiac stress test$4,955$2,508$428
Occupational therapy evaluation$389$247$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$389$247$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$389$247$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$389$247$101
Office visit (established patient)$232$144$115
Office visit (new patient)$491$228$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$177$144$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$244$172$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$262$182$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$561$228$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$491$287$237
Pap smear (cervical screening)$109$145$20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$357$168$41
Pelvic ultrasound$616$566$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$780$423$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$568$566$51
Phosphorus blood test$41$67$5
Physical therapy evaluation$429$248$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$429$248$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$429$248$98
Platelet count$35$47$4
Pneumonia vaccine$642$255—
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$65$130$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$846$437$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$244$437$117
Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester)$1,045$443$136
Procalcitonin test$100$50$27
Prolactin test$138$242$19
Prostate test (PSA)$159$225$18
Psychiatric evaluation$330$198$188
Psychotherapy session$237$149$140
Pulmonary rehabilitation$201$156$87
Rheumatoid factor test$67$74$6
RSV vaccine$1,263$470—
Sacroiliac joint injection$178$272$176
Scoliosis spine X-ray$331$408$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$331$408$44
Screening mammogram$364$550$126
Scrotal ultrasound$485$422$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$33$54$3
Semen analysis$61$72$12
Sex hormone binding globulin test$188$96$22
Shingles vaccine$727$322—
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$333$236$114
Simple wound stitches$333$242$127
Skin biopsy$641$169$121
Skin biopsy (punch)$716$177$121
Skin cancer lesion removal$257$377$240
Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy)$76$74$36
Skin tag removal$188$161$92
Soft tissue ultrasound$297$600$64
Speech therapy$275$127$76
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture)$2,303$992$165
Spine fracture repair (kyphoplasty)$36,471$7,846$5,803
Spirometry (lung function test)$356$56$30
Spirometry with bronchodilator$530$100$43
Strep throat test$64$68$17
Stress echocardiogram$1,931$2,059$209
Stress echocardiogram (complete)$2,123$2,059$233
Swallow study$321$242$85
T3 thyroid test$42$83$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$295$68—
Testosterone test$223$135$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$54$181$17
Thyroid ultrasound$367$740$109
Thyroid uptake scan$2,566$1,245$145
Tilt table test$885$172$168
Total protein test$32$54$4
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)$1,271$248$239
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with and without contrast$1,271$194$239
Transvaginal ultrasound$608$306$118
Trigger point injection$108$99$56
Triglycerides test$50$64$6
Troponin (heart) test$152$266$12
Upper GI endoscopy (EGD)$1,819$571$371
Upper GI series (barium)$1,327$1,244$128
Uric acid (gout) test$39$54$5
Urine microalbumin test$45$77$5
Urine pregnancy test$31$17$9
UV light therapy (skin)$124$116$106
Vaccine administration$43$30$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$42$21$16
Varicose vein ablation$1,362$3,088$1,018
Vasectomy$264$848$347
Vitamin B12 test$129$82$15
Vitamin D test$164$187$30
Wart removal$180$179$121
X-ray of the abdomen$567$603$36
X-ray of the ankle$385$448$37
X-ray of the collarbone$566$409$33
X-ray of the elbow$402$436$33
X-ray of the facial bones$605$706$39
X-ray of the foot$385$448$34
X-ray of the forearm$365$416$29
X-ray of the hand$385$428$38
X-ray of the hip$320$578$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$320$552$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$331$578$49
X-ray of the knee$403$428$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$385$382$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$436$428$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$464$608$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$549$547$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$536$469$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$670$547$53
X-ray of the lower leg$365$416$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$547$457$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$547$486$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$509$339$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$509$339$40
X-ray of the pelvis$350$365$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$322$365$28
X-ray of the ribs$379$547$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$436$429$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$121$665$42
X-ray of the shoulder$911$600$36
X-ray of the skull$401$592$40
X-ray of the upper arm$476$600$32
X-ray of the wrist$717$523$43
Zinc blood test$122$95$11

Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.