Compare: Byrd Regional Hospital vs Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 275 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 237% lower than Byrd Regional Hospital (median across 275 shared procedures), winning on 245 of them.
Byrd Regional Hospital
Leesville, LA
CMS rating ★★☆☆☆
64% recommend · ER wait 123 min · readmit 17.4%
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 30
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Natchitoches, LA
CMS rating ★★★★☆
65% recommend · ER wait 160 min · readmit 15.4%
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 245
ProcedureByrd Regional HospitalNatchitoches Regional Medical CenterMedicare
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis)$616$820$284
Abdominal ultrasound$712$99$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$907$99$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$517$99$86
Abscess drainage (simple)$77$181$129
Abscess incision and drainage$77$181$174
Albumin blood test$11$5$5
Aldosterone test$108$44$41
Alkaline phosphatase test$35$6$5
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$54$18$17
ALT liver enzyme test$35$6$5
Ammonia blood test$108$16$15
Amylase test$24$7$6
Anoscopy$600$116$129
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$46$13$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$326$28$26
AST liver enzyme test$144$6$5
Barium swallow study$444$166$107
Bartholin cyst removal$300$180$182
Bilirubin blood test$26$5$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$81$5$4
Blood crossmatch$108$155
Blood glucose test$26$5$5
Blood transfusion$173$393$47
Blood type and screen$108$49$10
Blood type test$57$76$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$87$116$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$27$36$3
BNP (heart failure) test$108$42$39
Bone density scan (DEXA)$77$99$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$910$373$259
Breast biopsy$939$1,467$478
Breast MRI$673$222$216
Breast MRI without contrast$709$222$216
Breast ultrasound$708$91$92
Breast ultrasound (complete)$1,010$99$100
Breast ultrasound (limited)$406$82$84
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$335$221$133
C-reactive protein (CRP)$41$6$5
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$71$22$21
CA-125 ovarian marker test$39$22$21
Calcium blood test$14$6$5
Cardiac catheterization$5,595$2,949$1,049
Cardiac stress test$882$284$39
Cardioversion$728$589$155
Carotid artery ultrasound$754$222$156
Cataract surgery$2,354$2,109$547
CEA tumor marker test$108$20$19
Central line placement$2,223$2,884$238
Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis)$1,915$568$311
Chest tube insertion$600$1,449$143
Chest X-ray$213$82$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$178$82$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$211$82$33
Circumcision$1,384$1,843$167
CK-MB heart enzyme test$54$12$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$42$6$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$60$8$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$81$8$8
Complex wound repair$600$568$390
Copper blood test$54$13$12
Cortisol test$30$17$16
CPAP titration study$3,893$193$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$22$7$7
CT scan of the abdomen$1,494$166$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$3,135$348$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$3,681$348$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$3,135$348$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$3,135$222$183
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$1,494$166$230
CT scan of the arm$1,629$166$199
CT scan of the arm with contrast$1,629$348$199
CT scan of the chest$1,553$166$167
CT scan of the chest with contrast$1,553$166$167
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$1,537$166$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$1,427$166$148
CT scan of the leg with contrast$1,629$166$166
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$1,726$348$169
CT scan of the neck$774$166$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$1,726$348$168
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast$774$166$220
CT scan of the neck with contrast$774$166$183
CT scan of the pelvis$1,640$166$226
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$1,640$166$226
CT scan of the sinuses$1,464$166$152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast$1,741$166$184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$1,106$166$152
D-dimer test$50$11$10
Defibrillator (ICD) implant$29,687$29,771$798
DHEA-sulfate test$99$24$22
Drug screen (urine)$83$42$17
Echocardiogram$726$222$138
Echocardiogram with and without contrast$726$222$101
Echocardiogram without contrast$433$222$138
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$288$55$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$288$55$8
Electrolyte panel$14$8$7
Emergency department visit$390$203$69
Emergency department visit (level 1)$187$80$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$261$148$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$390$258$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$600$401$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$876$581$171
Estradiol (estrogen) test$54$30$28
Fallopian tube X-ray (HSG)$137$222$164
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$27$5$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$27$5$4
Ferritin (iron) test$54$15$14
Fibrinogen test$54$10$10
Flu test$173$18$17
Folate (folic acid) test$54$16$15
Foreign body removal (skin)$278$361$157
Free T4 thyroid test$61$10$9
FSH hormone test$54$20$19
Gallbladder scan (HIDA)$884$431$334
GGT liver test$37$8$7
Glucose tolerance test$41$14$8
H. pylori test$57$72$67
HDL cholesterol test$41$9$8
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$81$10$10
Hepatitis B test$54$11$10
Hepatitis C test$108$15$14
HIV test$47$15$19
HIV test (antibody)$52$15$14
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$41$26$24
Holter heart monitor$1,151$85$26
Home sleep apnea test$135$98$123
Iron blood test$14$7$6
IV infusion therapy$144$118$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$69$43$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$218$194$67
IVC filter placement$3,298$4,973$1,885
Kidney scan (nuclear)$495$489$172
Kidney stone shock-wave (lithotripsy)$5,842$3,155$760
Kidney ultrasound$335$99$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$296$99$61
Knee joint injection$600$268$69
Lactate test$54$12$12
LDH test$26$6$6
LDL cholesterol test$41$11$11
Leg artery angiogram$2,018$2,884$149
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$1,008$99$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$960$99$116
LH hormone test$54$20$19
Lipase test$25$7$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$54$14$13
Liver biopsy$1,119$1,467$288
Lung function test (PFT)$564$213$37
Lung scan (V/Q)$376$489$291
Magnesium blood test$26$7$7
MRA of the brain$2,196$348$226
MRA of the brain with contrast$2,196$348$226
MRA of the brain without contrast$2,196$348$328
MRA of the neck$1,967$348$245
MRA of the neck with contrast$1,967$348$245
MRA of the neck without contrast$2,300$348$343
MRI of the abdomen$2,050$285$300
MRI of the abdomen with contrast$2,050$348$300
MRI of the abdomen without contrast$1,959$222$194
MRI of the ankle$1,652$348$261
MRI of the ankle with contrast$826$348$261
MRI of the ankle without contrast$1,652$222$222
MRI of the brain$1,968$348$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$1,968$348$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$1,968$222$195
MRI of the chest$2,085$348$371
MRI of the chest with contrast$2,085$725$371
MRI of the chest without contrast$2,325$348$466
MRI of the knee$1,605$348$315
MRI of the knee with contrast$826$725$315
MRI of the knee without contrast$1,605$222$204
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$1,970$348$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$1,970$348$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,970$222$192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$1,949$348$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast$2,489$348$319
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with contrast$1,949$348$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast$1,949$222$190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$1,995$348$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$2,531$348$318
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$1,995$348$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$1,995$222$191
MRI of the pelvis$2,065$348$268
MRI of the pelvis with contrast$2,065$348$268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast$1,767$222$227
MRI of the shoulder$2,085$348$313
MRI of the shoulder with contrast$826$725$313
MRI of the shoulder without contrast$2,085$222$205
MRI of the wrist$1,458$348$330
MRI of the wrist with contrast$826$348$330
MRI of the wrist without contrast$1,738$222$303
Nebulizer breathing treatment$95$193$9
Nuclear cardiac stress test$1,585$1,285$428
Pap smear (cervical screening)$29$25$20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$68$44$41
Pelvic ultrasound$350$99$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$624$99$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$76$99$51
Phosphorus blood test$27$5$5
Platelet count$19$5$4
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$28$8$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$547$99$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$297$99$117
Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester)$796$99$136
Procalcitonin test$103$29$27
Prolactin test$54$21$19
Prostate test (PSA)$54$20$18
Scoliosis spine X-ray$293$91$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$293$82$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$293$99$72
Scrotal ultrasound$581$99$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$31$5$3
Sex hormone binding globulin test$70$23$22
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$77$181$114
Simple wound stitches$77$181$127
Sleep study (polysomnography)$930$946$691
Soft tissue ultrasound$113$99$64
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture)$600$626$165
Spirometry (lung function test)$227$141$30
Spirometry with bronchodilator$902$284$43
Stress echocardiogram$959$499$209
Stress echocardiogram (complete)$1,485$499$233
T3 thyroid test$107$15$14
Testosterone test$54$28$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$65$18$17
Thyroid ultrasound$284$99$109
Thyroid uptake scan$418$373$145
Total IgE allergy test$26$18$16
Total protein test$133$4$4
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)$433$499$239
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with and without contrast$433$499$239
Transvaginal ultrasound$387$99$118
Triglycerides test$30$6$6
Troponin (heart) test$108$13$12
Upper GI series (barium)$656$166$128
Uric acid (gout) test$26$5$5
Urine microalbumin test$24$6$5
Urine pregnancy test$27$9$9
Vaccine administration$49$64$19
Vitamin B12 test$41$16$15
Vitamin D test$108$32$30
X-ray of the abdomen$336$82$36
X-ray of the ankle$188$82$37
X-ray of the collarbone$203$82$33
X-ray of the elbow$189$82$33
X-ray of the facial bones$293$99$39
X-ray of the foot$188$82$34
X-ray of the forearm$164$82$29
X-ray of the hand$164$82$38
X-ray of the hip$181$82$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$164$82$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$198$82$49
X-ray of the knee$248$82$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$176$82$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$248$82$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$396$99$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$288$99$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$231$99$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$345$99$53
X-ray of the lower leg$197$82$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$258$99$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$231$99$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$284$99$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$277$91$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$231$82$40
X-ray of the pelvis$211$99$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$196$99$28
X-ray of the ribs$260$99$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$238$82$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$304$99$42
X-ray of the shoulder$227$82$36
X-ray of the skull$269$99$40
X-ray of the upper arm$189$82$32
X-ray of the wrist$170$82$43
Zinc blood test$54$12$11

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