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Crete Area Medical Center is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 8% lower than Lincoln Surgical Hospital (median across 62 shared procedures), winning on 33 of them.
Procedure Crete Area Medical Center Lincoln Surgical Hospital Medicare Abscess drainage (complex or multiple) $372 $2,835 $220 Abscess drainage (simple) $197 $2,110 $129 Abscess incision and drainage $251 $2,473 $174 Basic metabolic panel $103 $35 $8 Benign skin lesion removal $977 $3,715 $171 Bladder tumor removal (TURBT) $358 $7,320 $236 Blood clotting test (PT/INR) $40 $25 $4 Blood glucose test $34 $20 $5 Blood transfusion $587 $1,430 $47 Blood type and screen $74 $70 $10 Blood type test $44 $105 $3 Blood type test (ABO group) $46 $105 $3 Blood type test (Rh/D antigen) $41 $105 $3 C-reactive protein (CRP) $76 $30 $5 Cardioversion $873 $1,660 $155 Chest X-ray $268 $150 $37 Chest X-ray (1 view) $232 $150 $25 Circumcision $214 $6,100 $167 Complete blood count (CBC) $49 $25 $7 Complete blood count (CBC) (complete) $67 $25 $8 Comprehensive metabolic panel $104 $45 $11 Contraceptive implant (Nexplanon) $413 $2,280 $115 CPAP titration study $743 $120 $69 Ear tubes (myringotomy) $731 $3,285 $174 EKG / ECG (tracing only) $214 $115 $7 Electrocardiogram (EKG) $113 $115 $8 Free T4 thyroid test $71 $35 $9 Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) $2,116 $13,143 $658 Hematocrit test $28 $20 $2 Hydrocele repair $449 $7,275 $315 Hysteroscopy $1,705 $6,745 $1,270 Inguinal hernia repair $1,675 $7,490 $538 IUD insertion $287 $1,540 — IUD removal $399 $2,435 $112 Joint aspiration (small/intermediate) $65 $1,860 $57 Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) $63 $1,860 $56 Knee joint injection $221 $1,165 $69 Occupational therapy evaluation $139 $155 $101 Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity) $117 $155 $101 Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $139 $155 $101 Physical therapy evaluation $127 $145 $98 Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity) $190 $145 $98 Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $127 $145 $98 Platelet count $46 $25 $4 Prostate surgery (TURP) $899 $10,720 $526 Sedimentation rate (ESR) test $40 $25 $3 Thyroid test (TSH) $75 $80 $17 Troponin (heart) test $148 $110 $12 Ureteral stent placement $617 $7,320 $373 Urinalysis $26 $20 $3 Vasectomy $454 $6,005 $347 Wound debridement $239 $1,390 $186 X-ray of the hip $227 $150 $49 X-ray of the hip (1 view) $197 $150 $34 X-ray of the hip (3 views) $227 $150 $49 X-ray of the knee $247 $150 $42 X-ray of the knee (2 views) $236 $150 $34 X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) $303 $165 $47 X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views) $233 $165 $40 X-ray of the pelvis $244 $160 $36 X-ray of the pelvis (1 view) $199 $160 $28 X-ray of the shoulder $248 $155 $36
Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.
