Compare: Emanuel Medical Center vs Mercy Medical Center

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 217 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Mercy Medical Center is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 542% lower than Emanuel Medical Center (median across 217 shared procedures), winning on 183 of them.
Emanuel Medical Center
Turlock, CA
CMS rating ★★☆☆☆
58% recommend · ER wait 190 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 34
Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
59% recommend · ER wait 224 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 183
ProcedureEmanuel Medical CenterMercy Medical CenterMedicare
3D mammogram (tomosynthesis)$224$91$51
Albumin blood test$12$30$5
Alkaline phosphatase test$17$29$5
ALT liver enzyme test$201$72$5
Ammonia blood test$392$121$15
Amylase test$176$6$6
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$916$164$26
AST liver enzyme test$201$77$5
Barium swallow study$2,040$392$107
Basic metabolic panel$620$137$8
Bilirubin blood test$60$47$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$14$23$4
Blood crossmatch$756$30—
Blood glucose test$80$41$5
Blood transfusion$4,814$473$47
Blood type and screen$321$10$10
Blood type test$131$38$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$137$28$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$125$38$3
BNP (heart failure) test$130$93$39
Bone density scan (DEXA)$461$192$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$6,521$725$259
C-reactive protein (CRP)$96$38$5
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$306$20$21
CA-125 ovarian marker test$70$84$21
Calcium blood test$157$5$5
Cardiac ablation$41,246$12,670$759
Cardiac catheterization$41,669$6,590$1,049
Cardiac stress test$3,753$463$39
Cardioversion$8,804$715$155
Carotid artery ultrasound$3,376$625$156
CEA tumor marker test$14$67$19
Chemotherapy infusion$3,414$521$81
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour)$4,559$591$133
Chest X-ray$1,324$95$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$1,324$93$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$2,021$98$33
CK-MB heart enzyme test$17$130$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$20$29$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$25$54$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$336$64$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$1,244$310$11
Coronary CT angiography$6,737$842$326
Cortisol test$31$63$16
COVID-19 PCR test$227$58$51
CPAP titration study$944$234$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$22$49$7
CT angiography of the chest$10,651$924$281
CT angiography of the head$8,736$990$274
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$9,372$1,682$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$9,372$1,918$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$11,772$1,682$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$8,826$992$183
CT scan of the chest$14,729$1,048$167
CT scan of the chest with and without contrast$4,259$1,258$196
CT scan of the head$10,589$1,110$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$13,338$1,308$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$7,960$1,110$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$10,589$828$107
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$8,963$1,400$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with and without contrast$5,078$1,779$197
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$10,190$1,400$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$8,963$1,148$130
CT scan of the neck$13,298$914$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$11,474$1,353$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$12,926$1,718$196
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$11,136$1,353$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$11,474$1,108$131
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast$13,298$1,033$220
CT scan of the neck without contrast$11,261$667$150
CT scan of the pelvis$9,899$1,002$226
CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast$10,901$1,122$251
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$9,899$1,002$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$8,915$919$133
CT scan of the sinuses$4,144$886$152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast$4,144$1,040$184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$5,619$886$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$5,255$732$128
D-dimer test$34$189$10
Diagnostic mammogram$1,635$151$140
Drug screen (urine)$61$80$17
Ear pressure test (tympanometry)$199$23$16
Echocardiogram$5,516$656$138
Echocardiogram with and without contrast$1,937$303$101
EEG (awake and asleep)$2,084$461$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$833$101$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$833$101$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$2,297$433$448
Electrolyte panel$303$130$7
Emergency department visit (level 1)$1,536$51$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$3,339$79$40
Emergency department visit (level 5)$13,692$607$171
Fallopian tube X-ray (HSG)$1,786$302$164
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$47$20$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$72$24$4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$23$16$16
Ferritin (iron) test$28$89$14
Fibrinogen test$33$10$10
Flu test$53$77$17
Folate (folic acid) test$30$68$15
Free T4 thyroid test$29$56$9
Gallbladder scan (HIDA)$6,722$886$334
GGT liver test$158$82$7
Glucose tolerance test$242$50$8
HDL cholesterol test$27$41$8
Hematocrit test$8$27$2
Hemodialysis$8,196$544$75
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$20$74$10
Hepatitis A vaccine$812$185—
Hepatitis B test$26$41$10
Hepatitis C test$33$54$14
HIV test$57$64$19
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$33$64$24
Iron blood test$276$70$6
IV infusion therapy$1,692$226$44
IV infusion therapy (initial)$3,008$270$67
Kidney scan (nuclear)$2,895$787$172
Kidney ultrasound$3,105$283$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$2,384$225$61
Lactate test$38$77$12
LDH test$20$41$6
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$4,361$708$150
Lipase test$23$180$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$44$83$13
Liver function panel$607$110$8
Lung function test (PFT)$1,049$140$37
Lung scan (V/Q)$4,970$626$291
Magnesium blood test$22$60$7
MMR vaccine$860$206—
MRA of the brain$7,070$1,306$226
MRA of the brain without contrast$10,731$1,641$328
MRA of the neck$7,979$1,078$245
MRA of the neck without contrast$5,633$1,355$343
MRI of the abdomen$10,067$1,382$300
MRI of the abdomen without contrast$10,067$1,024$194
MRI of the brain$10,823$1,385$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$7,741$1,385$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$10,823$879$195
MRI of the chest$5,810$902$371
MRI of the chest with contrast$5,810$902$371
MRI of the chest without contrast$6,919$1,001$466
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$11,772$1,162$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$11,772$1,162$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$10,031$833$192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$7,519$1,162$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast$14,838$2,193$319
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with contrast$5,093$1,162$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast$7,519$833$190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$12,545$1,162$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$19,027$2,193$318
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$5,321$1,162$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$12,545$833$191
MRI of the pelvis$7,681$1,479$268
MRI of the pelvis with contrast$4,866$1,479$268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast$7,681$1,027$227
Nebulizer breathing treatment$388$163$9
Nuclear cardiac stress test$11,066$1,999$428
Office visit (established patient)$1,404$119$115
Office visit (new patient)$1,220$243$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$1,404$108$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$1,541$153$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$1,220$180$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$1,499$243$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$1,853$289$237
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$540$51$41
Pelvic ultrasound$3,015$299$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$4,263$350$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$1,766$248$51
Phosphorus blood test$15$29$5
Platelet count$102$57$4
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$565$125$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$4,316$257$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$4,751$247$117
Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester)$3,881$267$136
Procalcitonin test$89$76$27
Prostate test (PSA)$14$41$18
Scoliosis spine X-ray$1,367$235$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$1,205$198$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$1,529$272$72
Screening mammogram$1,553$167$126
Scrotal ultrasound$4,241$348$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$55$53$3
Spirometry (lung function test)$1,049$104$30
Strep throat test$314$163$17
Stress echocardiogram$8,291$826$209
Stress echocardiogram (complete)$8,291$826$233
T3 thyroid test$47$47$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$560$77—
Testosterone test$30$32$26
Thyroid test (TSH)$459$65$17
Thyroid ultrasound$3,767$264$109
Thyroid uptake scan$2,076$348$145
Tilt table test$4,125$656$168
Total protein test$12$9$4
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)$7,007$628$239
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with and without contrast$7,007$873$239
Transvaginal ultrasound$2,656$328$118
Triglycerides test$11$34$6
Troponin (heart) test$482$12$12
Upper GI series (barium)$1,839$307$128
Uric acid (gout) test$170$68$5
Urine microalbumin test$10$50$5
Vitamin B12 test$50$44$15
Vitamin D test$51$31$30
X-ray of the abdomen$1,808$137$36
X-ray of the facial bones$1,510$166$39
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$2,651$179$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$1,667$161$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$3,516$225$53
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$1,488$212$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$611$212$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$2,365$167$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$2,590$114$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$1,613$146$40
X-ray of the pelvis$1,496$147$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$1,058$134$28
X-ray of the skull$1,532$94$40

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