Compare: Paradise Valley Hospital vs Grossmont Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 314 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Paradise Valley Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 82% lower than Grossmont Hospital (median across 314 shared procedures), winning on 306 of them.
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
59% recommend · ER wait 188 min
cheaper on 306
Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
CMS rating ★★★★☆
69% recommend · ER wait 196 min
🍼 Birthing-Friendly
cheaper on 8
ProcedureParadise Valley HospitalGrossmont HospitalMedicare
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis)$1,160$1,904$284
Abdominal ultrasound$133$1,139$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$133$1,400$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$133$879$86
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple)$520$1,652$220
Abscess drainage (simple)$256$1,122$129
Abscess incision and drainage$256$1,387$174
Albumin blood test$4$8$5
Aldosterone test$40$87$41
Alkaline phosphatase test$5$78$5
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test$16$116$17
ALT liver enzyme test$5$71$5
Ammonia blood test$14$121$15
Amniocentesis$1,178$1,355$120
Anoscopy$170$534$129
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test$12$47$12
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$26$265$26
AST liver enzyme test$5$70$5
Barium swallow study$224$756$107
Bartholin cyst removal$258$1,154$182
Benign skin lesion removal$906$1,322$171
Bilirubin blood test$5$112$5
Blood clotting test (PT/INR)$4$9$4
Blood crossmatch$218$288—
Blood transfusion$564$3,169$47
Blood type and screen$66$193$10
Blood type test$109$154$3
Blood type test (ABO group)$170$183$3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen)$47$125$3
BNP (heart failure) test$39$213$39
Bone density scan (DEXA)$133$647$39
Bone marrow biopsy$2,113$3,886$172
Bone scan (nuclear)$511$3,008$259
Breathing tube insertion (intubation)$303$1,157$133
Bronchoscopy$2,278$2,888$303
Burn dressing and debridement (medium)$256$1,189$166
Burn dressing and debridement (small)$256$999$93
Burn treatment$256$1,094$129
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$20$125$21
CA-125 ovarian marker test$20$139$21
Calcium blood test$5$85$5
Cardiac catheterization$4,149$17,018$1,049
Cardiac MRI$446$3,006$322
Cardiac stress test$276$1,193$39
Cardioversion$845$2,464$155
Carotid artery ultrasound$219$1,070$156
Carpal tunnel release$2,499$6,837$483
CEA tumor marker test$18$14$19
Central line placement$4,041$4,469$238
Cesarean section (C-section)$11,019$60,074$7,552
Chemotherapy infusion$257$1,359$81
Chemotherapy infusion (each additional)$92$748$28
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour)$422$1,971$133
Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis)$802$2,796$311
Chest tube insertion$2,014$2,459$143
Chest X-ray$111$549$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$111$457$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$111$533$33
CK-MB heart enzyme test$11$164$12
Clotting time test (PTT)$6$53$6
Complete blood count (CBC)$6$134$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$7$148$8
Copper blood test$12$9$12
Coronary artery bypass (CABG)$49,614$390,106$36,593
Coronary CT angiography$446$3,136$326
Cortisol test$16$88$16
COVID-19 PCR test$51$227$51
CPAP titration study$280$3,339$69
Creatine kinase (CK) test$6$52$7
CT angiography of the chest$224$3,748$281
CT angiography of the head$224$3,614$274
CT scan of the abdomen$179$2,802$230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$446$4,994$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast$446$5,337$338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$446$4,994$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast$305$3,480$183
CT scan of the abdomen with and without contrast$224$3,119$259
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast$224$2,802$230
CT scan of the abdomen without contrast$133$1,909$136
CT scan of the arm$290$2,926$199
CT scan of the arm with contrast$446$2,926$199
CT scan of the arm without contrast$133$2,783$161
CT scan of the chest$224$3,081$167
CT scan of the chest with and without contrast$224$3,569$196
CT scan of the chest with contrast$224$3,081$167
CT scan of the chest without contrast$133$2,138$133
CT scan of the head$179$2,870$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$224$3,091$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$224$2,870$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$133$2,786$107
CT scan of the leg$179$2,481$166
CT scan of the leg with contrast$224$2,829$166
CT scan of the leg without contrast$133$2,134$130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine)$224$2,834$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with and without contrast$224$2,856$197
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$446$2,834$169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$133$2,412$130
CT scan of the neck$179$2,735$183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$290$3,269$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast$446$3,269$168
CT scan of the neck with contrast$224$2,735$183
CT scan of the neck without contrast$133$2,044$150
CT scan of the pelvis$179$2,442$226
CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast$224$2,955$251
CT scan of the pelvis with contrast$224$2,442$226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast$133$1,961$133
CT scan of the sinuses$179$2,979$152
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast$224$2,979$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$133$2,850$128
D-dimer test$10$157$10
Defibrillator (ICD) implant$40,173$34,706$798
DHEA-sulfate test$22$10$22
Diagnostic mammogram$131$473$140
Drug screen (urine)$62$74$17
Echocardiogram$305$2,763$138
Echocardiogram with and without contrast$305$1,422$101
EEG (awake and asleep)$276$2,052$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$75$629$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$75$629$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$276$1,609$448
Electrolyte panel$7$107$7
Emergency department visit$196$2,188$69
Emergency department visit (level 1)$107$562$11
Emergency department visit (level 2)$196$1,354$40
Emergency department visit (level 3)$349$2,188$69
Emergency department visit (level 4)$534$7,800$118
Emergency department visit (level 5)$762$11,400$171
Estradiol (estrogen) test$27$88$28
Facet joint injection (spine)$1,132$1,968$99
Fallopian tube X-ray (HSG)$305$1,026$164
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$4$46$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$4$25$4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$15$53$16
Feeding tube (PEG) placement$2,455$4,352$178
Ferritin (iron) test$13$109$14
Fibrinogen test$9$173$10
Flu test$16$71$17
Folate (folic acid) test$14$90$15
Foreign body removal (skin)$520$1,280$157
Free T4 thyroid test$9$57$9
FSH hormone test$18$104$19
Gallbladder scan (HIDA)$511$2,980$334
GGT liver test$7$78$7
Glucose tolerance test$8$127$8
Group therapy session$130$341$30
H. pylori test$67$45$67
Hemodialysis$878$2,060$75
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$9$65$10
Hepatitis B test$10$113$10
Hepatitis C test$14$11$14
HIV test$13$146$19
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$24$146$24
Holter heart monitor$123$1,028$26
Iron blood test$6$59$6
IUD removal$390$1,397$112
IV infusion therapy$272$614$44
IV infusion therapy (each additional)$59$301$21
IV infusion therapy (initial)$272$926$67
IVC filter placement$7,121$10,279$1,885
Joint aspiration (small/intermediate)$392$1,157$57
Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint)$392$1,213$57
Joint aspiration or injection (small joint)$392$1,100$56
Kidney biopsy$2,113$3,116$492
Kidney ultrasound$133$714$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$133$607$61
Knee joint injection$392$1,499$69
Knee replacement$24,977$162,136$18,054
Lactate test$11$142$12
Laryngoscopy$2,278$2,620$189
LDH test$6$48$6
LDL cholesterol test$10$65$11
Leg artery angiogram$4,041$4,481$149
Leg artery angioplasty$10,674$14,754—
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$219$1,926$150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited)$133$1,130$116
LH hormone test$18$100$19
Lipid (cholesterol) panel$13$146$13
Liver biopsy$2,113$2,980$288
Lung scan (V/Q)$694$2,790$291
Magnesium blood test$6$74$7
MRA of the brain$376$3,003$226
MRA of the brain without contrast$446$4,250$328
MRA of the neck$446$2,376$245
MRA of the neck with contrast$446$2,376$245
MRA of the neck without contrast$446$3,947$343
MRI of the abdomen$446$3,611$300
MRI of the abdomen with contrast$446$3,611$300
MRI of the abdomen without contrast$305$3,167$194
MRI of the ankle$446$2,796$261
MRI of the ankle with contrast$446$2,796$261
MRI of the ankle without contrast$305$2,465$222
MRI of the brain$446$3,802$269
MRI of the brain with contrast$446$3,802$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$305$3,036$195
MRI of the chest$376$3,781$371
MRI of the chest without contrast$446$4,592$466
MRI of the knee$446$3,846$315
MRI of the knee with contrast$1,003$3,846$315
MRI of the knee without contrast$305$3,247$204
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$446$4,138$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) with contrast$446$4,138$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$305$3,112$192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$446$4,013$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast$446$4,499$319
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with contrast$446$4,013$271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast$305$3,202$190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine)$376$4,357$274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast$446$5,874$318
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$305$4,150$191
MRI of the pelvis$376$3,657$268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast$305$2,348$227
MRI of the shoulder$446$4,043$313
MRI of the shoulder with contrast$1,003$4,043$313
MRI of the shoulder without contrast$305$2,465$205
MRI of the wrist$376$3,953$330
MRI of the wrist without contrast$305$3,275$303
Nebulizer breathing treatment$280$548$9
Nuchal translucency ultrasound$133$661$116
Nuclear cardiac stress test$1,656$4,029$428
Occupational therapy evaluation$111$366$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity)$111$455$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity)$111$279$101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$111$366$101
Pacemaker insertion$21,590$119,008$15,506
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test$41$193$41
Pelvic ultrasound$133$1,048$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$133$1,312$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$133$785$51
Physical therapy evaluation$108$360$98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity)$108$433$98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity)$108$360$98
Platelet count$4$44$4
Pregnancy ultrasound$133$1,131$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$133$1,194$117
Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester)$133$1,069$136
Procalcitonin test$27$148$27
Prolactin test$19$116$19
Prostate test (PSA)$18$58$18
Psychiatric evaluation$227$938$188
Psychotherapy session$227$591$140
Radiofrequency nerve ablation$2,499$4,191$462
Rheumatoid factor test$6$61$6
Scoliosis spine X-ray$111$580$58
Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view)$111$497$44
Screening mammogram$108$435$126
Scrotal ultrasound$133$1,256$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$4$56$3
Semen analysis$12$56$12
Sex hormone binding globulin test$21$71$22
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm)$256$1,376$114
Simple wound stitches$256$1,446$127
Skin tag removal$256$694$92
Soft tissue ultrasound$133$395$64
Speech therapy$83$279$76
Spinal cord stimulator$8,156$9,644$2,388
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture)$903$2,883$165
Spine fracture repair (kyphoplasty)$9,286$15,216$5,803
Stress echocardiogram$699$2,462$209
Swallow study$61$328$85
T3 thyroid test$14$71$14
Thyroid test (TSH)$16$155$17
Thyroid ultrasound$133$1,016$109
Thyroid uptake scan$511$3,196$145
Tilt table test$477$5,135$168
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)$699$2,927$239
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with and without contrast$699$2,927$239
Transvaginal ultrasound$133$884$118
Trigger point injection$392$1,477$56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles)$392$1,448$52
Triglycerides test$5$86$6
Troponin (heart) test$12$179$12
Upper GI series (barium)$224$912$128
Urine microalbumin test$5$48$5
Urine pregnancy test$8$18$9
Vaccine administration$92$68$19
Vaginal delivery$8,275$28,819$5,487
Vitamin B12 test$15$92$15
Vitamin D test$29$57$30
Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery$16,459$85,648$11,645
Wound debridement$520$2,052$186
X-ray of the abdomen$133$431$36
X-ray of the ankle$111$539$37
X-ray of the collarbone$111$500$33
X-ray of the elbow$111$551$33
X-ray of the facial bones$122$589$39
X-ray of the foot$111$530$34
X-ray of the forearm$111$458$29
X-ray of the hand$111$509$38
X-ray of the hip$111$375$49
X-ray of the hip (1 view)$111$352$34
X-ray of the hip (3 views)$111$399$49
X-ray of the knee$111$513$42
X-ray of the knee (2 views)$111$379$34
X-ray of the knee (3 views)$111$513$42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views)$133$586$49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$133$720$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$133$577$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$133$863$53
X-ray of the lower leg$111$461$31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$133$544$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$133$467$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$133$621$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$122$707$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$111$576$40
X-ray of the pelvis$133$628$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$133$454$28
X-ray of the ribs$133$661$42
X-ray of the ribs (2 views)$111$478$36
X-ray of the ribs (3 views)$133$661$42
X-ray of the shoulder$111$565$36
X-ray of the skull$133$611$40
X-ray of the upper arm$111$402$32
X-ray of the wrist$111$575$43
Zinc blood test$11$9$11

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