Compare: Lee Memorial Hospital vs Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 363 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Lee Memorial Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 28% lower than Sarasota Memorial Hospital (median across 363 shared procedures), winning on 291 of them.
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers, FL
CMS rating ★★★★★
74% recommend · ER wait 222 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 291
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL
CMS rating ★★★★★
77% recommend · ER wait 198 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 72
ProcedureLee Memorial HospitalSarasota Memorial HospitalMedicare
3D mammogram (tomosynthesis)$18$36$51
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis)$500$1,678$284
Abdominal ultrasound$380$613$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$430$539$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$330$613$86
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple)$514$411$220
Abscess drainage (simple)$507$279$129
Abscess incision and drainage$514$345$174
Albumin blood test$4$21$5
Alkaline phosphatase test$10$28$5
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$21$19$17
ALT liver enzyme test$10$19$5
Amniocentesis$103$302$120
Amylase test$13$46$6
Anoscopy$52$167$129
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$14$50$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$84$114$26
AST liver enzyme test$10$23$5
Barium swallow study$230$436$107
Basic metabolic panel$16$49$8
Benign skin lesion removal$5,209$910$171
Bilirubin blood test$15$26$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$12$26$4
Blood crossmatch$50$70
Blood glucose test$10$16$5
Blood transfusion$401$550$47
Blood type and screen$33$25$10
Blood type test$10$18$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$14$18$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$5$18$3
BNP (heart failure) test$58$108$39
Bone density scan (DEXA)$289$358$39
Bone marrow biopsy$2,480$1,404$172
Bone scan (nuclear)$155$1,310$259
Breast biopsy$2,050$4,164$478
Breast ultrasound$453$245$92
Breast ultrasound (complete)$512$257$100
Breast ultrasound (limited)$394$236$84
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$506$457$133
Bronchoscopy$1,145$1,799$303
Burn dressing and debridement (medium)$256$227$166
Burn dressing and debridement (small)$155$227$93
Burn treatment$206$227$129
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$33$57$21
CA-125 ovarian marker test$31$66$21
Calcium blood test$6$30$5
Capsule endoscopy$596$1,874$802
Cardiac ablation$15,555$25,494$759
Cardiac catheterization$5,571$11,571$1,049
Cardiac MRI$1,394$1,584$322
Cardiac MRI without contrast$1,297$1,584$280
Cardiac rehabilitation$59$153$26
Cardiac stress test$514$739$39
Cardioversion$308$1,265$155
Carotid artery ultrasound$376$692$156
Central line placement$284$1,488$238
Chemotherapy infusion$288$358$81
Chemotherapy infusion (each additional)$100$117$28
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour)$475$600$133
Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis)$1,004$1,078$311
Chest X-ray$209$323$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$144$323$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$186$367$33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine$133$153
Circumcision$192$1,284$167
CK-MB heart enzyme test$18$65$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$14$30$6
Colonoscopy$2,534$2,110$480
Complete blood count (CBC)$14$40$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$14$43$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$24$62$11
Contraceptive implant (Nexplanon)$296$247$115
Copper blood test$9$12$12
Coronary CT angiography$1,195$890$326
Cortisol test$31$69$16
COVID-19 PCR test$36$50$51
CPAP titration study$208$448$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$13$38$7
CT angiography of the chest$2,074$3,107$281
CT angiography of the head$1,460$3,558$274
CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)$129$286$835
CT scan of the abdomen$1,454$1,928$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$3,305$3,445$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$3,305$3,748$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$3,305$3,672$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$1,785$3,218$183
CT scan of the abdomen with and without contrast$1,818$2,794$259
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$1,454$1,764$230
CT scan of the abdomen without contrast$1,091$1,380$136
CT scan of the arm$1,458$1,570$199
CT scan of the arm with contrast$1,458$1,521$199
CT scan of the arm without contrast$852$1,504$161
CT scan of the chest$1,352$1,610$167
CT scan of the chest with and without contrast$1,501$1,878$196
CT scan of the chest with contrast$1,352$1,795$167
CT scan of the chest without contrast$1,123$1,232$133
CT scan of the head$1,530$1,807$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$1,542$2,052$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$1,530$1,856$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$1,168$1,737$107
CT scan of the leg$1,458$1,759$166
CT scan of the leg with contrast$1,458$1,918$166
CT scan of the leg without contrast$852$1,748$130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$2,558$2,255$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with and without contrast$2,842$2,417$197
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$2,558$2,296$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,496$2,133$130
CT scan of the neck$1,137$1,730$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$2,646$2,502$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$2,940$2,834$196
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$2,646$2,356$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$1,548$2,189$131
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast$1,352$2,315$220
CT scan of the neck with contrast$1,137$1,504$183
CT scan of the neck without contrast$943$1,730$150
CT scan of the pelvis$2,172$2,582$226
CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast$2,413$3,120$251
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$2,172$2,432$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$1,270$2,386$133
CT scan of the sinuses$1,049$1,868$152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast$1,257$2,159$184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$1,049$1,895$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$867$1,635$128
D-dimer test$21$73$10
Defibrillator (ICD) implant$31,308$9,474$798
Diagnostic mammogram$110$210$140
Drug screen (urine)$31$53$17
Echocardiogram$361$955$138
Echocardiogram with and without contrast$269$543$101
EEG (awake and asleep)$400$701$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$143$182$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$47$182$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$374$701$448
Electrolyte panel$14$36$7
Emergency department visit$327$996$69
Emergency department visit (level 1)$50$364$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$220$561$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$330$996$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$623$1,538$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$917$1,972$171
Epidural steroid injection$396$973$275
ERCP (bile duct endoscopy)$7,239$2,946$311
Esophageal dilation$2,515$1,415$522
Estradiol (estrogen) test$42$54$28
Facet joint injection (spine)$1,158$692$99
Fallopian tube X-ray (HSG)$563$543$164
Family therapy session$230$136$110
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$17$21$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$8$16$4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$26$27$16
Feeding tube (PEG) placement$3,006$1,968$178
Ferritin (iron) test$22$45$14
Fibrinogen test$13$56$10
Flexible sigmoidoscopy$1,462$1,496$323
Folate (folic acid) test$22$49$15
Foreign body removal (skin)$293$371$157
Free T4 thyroid test$7$28$9
FSH hormone test$27$59$19
Gallbladder scan (HIDA)$736$1,339$334
GGT liver test$15$25$7
Glucose tolerance test$16$37$8
Group therapy session$60$96$30
Hematocrit test$7$22$2
Hemodialysis$794$561$75
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$29$37$10
Hemorrhoid removal$4,425$1,302$338
Hepatitis A vaccine$162$97
Hepatitis B test$16$35$10
Hepatitis B vaccine$144$243
Hepatitis C test$27$63$14
HIV test$34$46$19
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$34$30$24
Holter heart monitor$469$495$26
Hysterectomy$16,312$5,707$933
Iron blood test$12$27$6
IUD insertion$747$210
IUD removal$292$348$112
IV infusion therapy$168$248$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$76$121$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$260$376$67
IVC filter placement$3,103$6,489$1,885
Joint aspiration (small/intermediate)$212$324$57
Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint)$212$324$57
Joint aspiration or injection (small joint)$3,596$324$56
Kidney biopsy$4,427$1,164$492
Kidney scan (nuclear)$692$1,390$172
Kidney ultrasound$218$586$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$196$586$61
Knee joint injection$236$377$69
Laryngoscopy$5,395$286$189
LDH test$18$29$6
LDL cholesterol test$15$27$11
Leg artery angiogram$2,232$3,870$149
Leg artery angioplasty$11,634$12,905
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$331$750$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$331$619$116
LH hormone test$41$59$19
Lipase test$13$47$7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$25$43$13
Liver biopsy$1,578$1,212$288
Liver function panel$15$51$8
Lung function test (PFT)$178$245$37
Lung scan (V/Q)$959$1,237$291
MMR vaccine$92$117
MRA of the brain$1,595$1,873$226
MRA of the brain with contrast$1,595$1,763$226
MRA of the brain without contrast$1,928$2,185$328
MRA of the neck$1,237$1,470$245
MRI of the abdomen$1,425$1,638$300
MRI of the abdomen with contrast$1,425$1,584$300
MRI of the abdomen without contrast$1,063$1,395$194
MRI of the ankle$1,258$1,744$261
MRI of the ankle with contrast$1,258$1,584$261
MRI of the ankle without contrast$940$1,468$222
MRI of the brain$1,374$1,885$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$1,374$1,931$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$1,026$1,554$195
MRI of the chest$1,632$1,638$371
MRI of the chest with contrast$1,632$1,584$371
MRI of the chest without contrast$1,967$1,963$466
MRI of the knee$1,291$1,660$315
MRI of the knee with contrast$1,291$1,584$315
MRI of the knee without contrast$964$1,395$204
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$1,810$2,056$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$1,843$2,252$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$1,375$1,769$192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$2,046$2,130$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast$2,046$2,468$319
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with contrast$2,131$1,958$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast$1,591$1,877$190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$1,721$2,047$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$1,721$2,391$318
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$2,015$1,958$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$1,504$1,789$191
MRI of the pelvis$1,237$1,746$268
MRI of the pelvis with contrast$1,237$1,584$268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast$924$1,503$227
MRI of the shoulder$1,835$1,844$313
MRI of the shoulder with contrast$1,835$1,821$313
MRI of the shoulder without contrast$1,370$1,543$205
MRI of the wrist$1,712$1,794$330
MRI of the wrist with contrast$1,712$1,584$330
MRI of the wrist without contrast$1,278$1,555$303
Nebulizer breathing treatment$50$92$9
Nuclear cardiac stress test$1,862$2,577$428
Occupational therapy evaluation$98$261$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$111$261$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$64$180$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$98$261$101
Office visit (established patient)$150$159$115
Office visit (new patient)$240$210$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$102$140$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$183$174$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$154$155$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$253$202$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$337$255$237
Orthopedic hardware removal$10,586$3,322$632
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$47$131$41
Pelvic ultrasound$348$415$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$422$514$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$275$340$51
PET scan$2,695$3,786
Phosphorus blood test$9$31$5
Physical therapy evaluation$87$159$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$100$282$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$87$154$98
Platelet count$9$32$4
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$15$63$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$186$446$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$140$399$117
Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester)$248$493$136
Procalcitonin test$43$66$27
Prolactin test$31$62$19
Psychiatric evaluation$361$164$188
Psychotherapy session$237$122$140
Pulmonary rehabilitation$67$140$87
Radiofrequency nerve ablation$2,263$2,500$462
Sacroiliac joint injection$636$893$176
Scoliosis spine X-ray$399$257$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$333$250$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$466$266$72
Screening mammogram$95$173$126
Scrotal ultrasound$394$520$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$9$21$3
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$129$227$114
Simple wound stitches$170$236$127
Skin biopsy$457$345$121
Skin biopsy (punch)$441$301$121
Skin cancer lesion removal$4,911$718$240
Skin tag removal$2,085$176$92
Soft tissue ultrasound$195$319$64
Speech therapy$54$147$76
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture)$369$836$165
Spine fracture repair (kyphoplasty)$6,170$10,531$5,803
Spirometry (lung function test)$121$187$30
Spirometry with bronchodilator$235$304$43
Strep throat test$44$26$17
Stress echocardiogram$656$1,284$209
Swallow study$36$119$85
T3 thyroid test$22$54$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$68$53
Thyroid test (TSH)$29$56$17
Thyroid ultrasound$301$389$109
Thyroid uptake scan$449$449$145
Tilt table test$900$1,145$168
Total protein test$6$16$4
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)$929$1,060$239
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with and without contrast$929$1,060$239
Transvaginal ultrasound$333$349$118
Trigger point injection$573$315$56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles)$460$306$52
Triglycerides test$10$26$6
Troponin (heart) test$35$60$12
Turning a breech baby (version)$5,207$2,096$94
Upper GI endoscopy (EGD)$2,635$1,861$371
Upper GI series (barium)$349$499$128
Ureteral stent placement$5,336$3,620$373
Uric acid (gout) test$9$26$5
Urinalysis$7$21$3
Urine microalbumin test$12$17$5
Urine pregnancy test$23$48$9
Vaccine administration$45$30$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$35$32$16
Varicose vein ablation$5,585$2,959$1,018
Vitamin B12 test$22$50$15
Vitamin D test$31$79$30
Wart removal$554$215$121
Wound debridement$2,733$552$186
X-ray of the abdomen$271$394$36
X-ray of the ankle$264$414$37
X-ray of the collarbone$192$304$33
X-ray of the elbow$277$439$33
X-ray of the facial bones$332$279$39
X-ray of the foot$289$310$34
X-ray of the forearm$252$361$29
X-ray of the hand$277$464$38
X-ray of the hip$108$291$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$91$388$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$108$330$49
X-ray of the hip (4 views)$108$234$63
X-ray of the knee$277$366$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$229$434$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$277$320$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$323$383$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$388$458$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$330$458$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$446$530$53
X-ray of the lower leg$252$364$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$307$418$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$290$409$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$323$426$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$361$409$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$318$409$40
X-ray of the pelvis$221$290$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$177$293$28
X-ray of the ribs$364$372$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$302$291$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$364$433$42
X-ray of the shoulder$277$392$36
X-ray of the skull$307$327$40
X-ray of the upper arm$226$361$32
X-ray of the wrist$276$301$43
Zinc blood test$6$25$11

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