Compare: Kennedy Krieger Institute vs Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 103 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 38% lower than Kennedy Krieger Institute (median across 103 shared procedures), winning on 72 of them.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
cheaper on 31
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
60% recommend · ER wait 234 min · readmit 14.9%
cheaper on 72
ProcedureKennedy Krieger InstituteMedstar Good Samaritan HospitalMedicare
Abscess drainage (simple)$271$1,468$129
Abscess incision and drainage$271$1,596$174
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$53$91$26
Bilirubin blood test$31$18$5
Blood glucose test$38$12$5
Bone density scan (DEXA)$463$328$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$951$1,267$259
Cardiac MRI$2,070$1,142$322
Chest X-ray$404$182$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$352$109$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$352$182$33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine$280$577
Cortisol test$28$44$16
Creatine kinase (CK) test$19$18$7
Echocardiogram$1,165$209$138
Echocardiogram without contrast$933$209$138
EEG (awake and asleep)$1,493$1,297$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$95$56$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$102$56$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$1,394$1,194$448
Family therapy session$560$190$110
Folate (folic acid) test$30$44$15
Group therapy session$184$126$30
Hepatitis A vaccine$122$237
Holter heart monitor$269$81$26
HPV vaccine$443$948
IV infusion therapy$366$1,137$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$342$253$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$391$1,137$67
Kidney ultrasound$613$546$84
Lactate test$30$59$12
Lung function test (PFT)$258$262$37
MMR vaccine$87$295
MRI of the brain$3,002$1,061$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$3,002$1,061$269
Nebulizer breathing treatment$71$1,314$9
Nerve conduction study$276$205$118
Occupational therapy evaluation$882$486$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$1,289$486$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$475$486$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$882$486$101
Office visit (established patient)$428$284$115
Office visit (new patient)$720$316$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$336$253$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$520$316$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$520$253$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$720$316$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$1,020$379$237
Physical therapy evaluation$882$733$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$1,289$824$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$882$641$98
Pneumonia vaccine$94$402
Psychiatric evaluation$1,600$758$188
Psychotherapy session$500$474$140
Scoliosis spine X-ray$314$364$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$282$255$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$347$473$72
Skin biopsy$270$1,101$121
Skin biopsy (punch)$270$1,614$121
Sleep study (polysomnography)$5,089$924$691
Soft tissue ultrasound$156$109$64
Speech therapy$136$215$76
Spirometry (lung function test)$258$211$30
Swallow study$202$287$85
T3 thyroid test$30$44$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$80$189
Thyroid test (TSH)$53$44$17
Uric acid (gout) test$26$6$5
Vaccine administration$25$72$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$20$72$16
Vitamin D test$34$44$30
X-ray of the abdomen$372$200$36
X-ray of the ankle$438$218$37
X-ray of the collarbone$260$273$33
X-ray of the elbow$372$328$33
X-ray of the facial bones$282$237$39
X-ray of the foot$260$218$34
X-ray of the forearm$260$273$29
X-ray of the hand$438$218$38
X-ray of the hip$349$291$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$260$218$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$438$291$49
X-ray of the knee$465$273$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$372$218$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$465$382$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$701$437$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$555$291$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$409$255$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$701$328$53
X-ray of the lower leg$260$218$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$418$218$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$418$218$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$418$255$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$390$218$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$372$218$40
X-ray of the pelvis$409$255$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$409$218$28
X-ray of the ribs$390$218$42
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$372$218$42
X-ray of the shoulder$372$273$36
X-ray of the skull$252$255$40
X-ray of the upper arm$372$218$32
X-ray of the wrist$438$255$43

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