Compare: Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital vs Kennedy Krieger Institute

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 27% lower than Kennedy Krieger Institute (median across 103 shared procedures), winning on 72 of them.
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
60% recommend · ER wait 234 min · readmit 14.9%
cheaper on 72
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
cheaper on 31
ProcedureMedstar Good Samaritan HospitalKennedy Krieger InstituteMedicare
Abscess drainage (simple)$1,468$271$129
Abscess incision and drainage$1,596$271$174
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$91$53$26
Bilirubin blood test$18$31$5
Blood glucose test$12$38$5
Bone density scan (DEXA)$328$463$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$1,267$951$259
Cardiac MRI$1,142$2,070$322
Chest X-ray$182$404$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$109$352$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$182$352$33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine$577$280
Cortisol test$44$28$16
Creatine kinase (CK) test$18$19$7
Echocardiogram$209$1,165$138
Echocardiogram without contrast$209$933$138
EEG (awake and asleep)$1,297$1,493$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$56$95$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$56$102$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$1,194$1,394$448
Family therapy session$190$560$110
Folate (folic acid) test$44$30$15
Group therapy session$126$184$30
Hepatitis A vaccine$237$122
Holter heart monitor$81$269$26
HPV vaccine$948$443
IV infusion therapy$1,137$366$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$253$342$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$1,137$391$67
Kidney ultrasound$546$613$84
Lactate test$59$30$12
Lung function test (PFT)$262$258$37
MMR vaccine$295$87
MRI of the brain$1,061$3,002$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$1,061$3,002$269
Nebulizer breathing treatment$1,314$71$9
Nerve conduction study$205$276$118
Occupational therapy evaluation$486$882$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$486$1,289$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$486$475$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$486$882$101
Office visit (established patient)$284$428$115
Office visit (new patient)$316$720$177
Office visit, established patient (level 3)$253$336$95
Office visit, established patient (level 4)$316$520$136
Office visit, new patient (level 3)$253$520$118
Office visit, new patient (level 4)$316$720$177
Office visit, new patient (level 5)$379$1,020$237
Physical therapy evaluation$733$882$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$824$1,289$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$641$882$98
Pneumonia vaccine$402$94
Psychiatric evaluation$758$1,600$188
Psychotherapy session$474$500$140
Scoliosis spine X-ray$364$314$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$255$282$44
Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views)$473$347$72
Skin biopsy$1,101$270$121
Skin biopsy (punch)$1,614$270$121
Sleep study (polysomnography)$924$5,089$691
Soft tissue ultrasound$109$156$64
Speech therapy$215$136$76
Spirometry (lung function test)$211$258$30
Swallow study$287$202$85
T3 thyroid test$44$30$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$189$80
Thyroid test (TSH)$44$53$17
Uric acid (gout) test$6$26$5
Vaccine administration$72$25$19
Vaccine administration (each additional)$72$20$16
Vitamin D test$44$34$30
X-ray of the abdomen$200$372$36
X-ray of the ankle$218$438$37
X-ray of the collarbone$273$260$33
X-ray of the elbow$328$372$33
X-ray of the facial bones$237$282$39
X-ray of the foot$218$260$34
X-ray of the forearm$273$260$29
X-ray of the hand$218$438$38
X-ray of the hip$291$349$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$218$260$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$291$438$49
X-ray of the knee$273$465$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$218$372$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$382$465$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$437$701$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$291$555$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$255$409$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$328$701$53
X-ray of the lower leg$218$260$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$218$418$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$218$418$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$255$418$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$218$390$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$218$372$40
X-ray of the pelvis$255$409$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$218$409$28
X-ray of the ribs$218$390$42
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$218$372$42
X-ray of the shoulder$273$372$36
X-ray of the skull$255$252$40
X-ray of the upper arm$218$372$32
X-ray of the wrist$255$438$43

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