Compare: Kennedy Krieger Institute vs Medstar Harbor Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 100 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Medstar Harbor Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 62% lower than Kennedy Krieger Institute (median across 100 shared procedures), winning on 71 of them.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
cheaper on 29
Medstar Harbor Hospital
Baltimore, MD
CMS rating ★★★★☆
63% recommend · ER wait 208 min · readmit 13.7%
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 71
ProcedureKennedy Krieger InstituteMedstar Harbor HospitalMedicare
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$53$90$26
Bilirubin blood test$31$17$5
Blood glucose test$38$12$5
Bone density scan (DEXA)$463$288$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$951$1,407$259
Cardiac MRI$2,070$869$322
Chest X-ray$404$160$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$352$96$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$352$160$33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine$280$473
Cortisol test$28$44$16
Creatine kinase (CK) test$19$17$7
Echocardiogram$1,165$204$138
Echocardiogram without contrast$933$204$138
EEG (awake and asleep)$1,493$1,919$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$95$54$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$102$54$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$1,394$1,767$448
Electromyography (EMG)$656$437$141
Family therapy session$560$87$110
Folate (folic acid) test$30$44$15
Group therapy session$184$58$30
Hepatitis A vaccine$122$194
Holter heart monitor$269$79$26
HPV vaccine$443$777
IV infusion therapy$366$320$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$342$116$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$391$523$67
Kidney ultrasound$613$480$84
Lactate test$30$58$12
Lung function test (PFT)$258$483$37
MMR vaccine$87$242
MRI of the brain$3,002$807$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$3,002$807$269
Nebulizer breathing treatment$71$1,034$9
Nerve conduction study$276$304$118
Occupational therapy evaluation$882$650$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$1,289$650$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$475$650$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$882$650$101
Office visit (established patient)$428$131$115
Office visit (new patient)$720$145$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$336$116$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$520$145$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$520$116$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$720$145$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$1,020$174$237
Physical therapy evaluation$882$1,061$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$1,289$1,061$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$882$1,061$98
Pneumonia vaccine$94$330
Psychiatric evaluation$1,600$58$188
Psychotherapy session$500$218$140
Scoliosis spine X-ray$314$320$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$282$224$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$347$416$72
Sleep study (polysomnography)$5,089$1,368$691
Soft tissue ultrasound$156$96$64
Speech therapy$136$379$76
Spirometry (lung function test)$258$389$30
Swallow study$202$505$85
T3 thyroid test$30$44$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$80$155
Thyroid test (TSH)$53$44$17
Uric acid (gout) test$26$6$5
Vaccine administration$25$72$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$20$65$16
Vitamin D test$34$44$30
X-ray of the abdomen$372$176$36
X-ray of the ankle$438$192$37
X-ray of the collarbone$260$240$33
X-ray of the elbow$372$288$33
X-ray of the facial bones$282$208$39
X-ray of the foot$260$192$34
X-ray of the forearm$260$240$29
X-ray of the hand$438$192$38
X-ray of the hip$349$256$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$260$192$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$438$256$49
X-ray of the knee$465$240$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$372$192$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$465$336$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$701$384$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$555$256$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$409$224$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$701$288$53
X-ray of the lower leg$260$192$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$418$192$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$418$192$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$418$224$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$390$192$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$372$192$40
X-ray of the pelvis$409$224$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$409$192$28
X-ray of the ribs$390$192$42
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$372$192$42
X-ray of the shoulder$372$240$36
X-ray of the skull$252$224$40
X-ray of the upper arm$372$192$32
X-ray of the wrist$438$224$43

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