X-ray of the skull cost in Utah

Prices at 14 hospitals in Utah, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $613 — 109% above the US median ($293), roughly 15.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
San Juan Hospital Monticello, UT $268 $37 — 128 min —
Holy Cross Hospital-Salt Lake Salt Lake City, UT $282 $317 ★ 3/5 146 min —
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare-George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT $282 $317 ★ 4/5 — —
Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley West Jordan, UT $282 $297 ★ 4/5 160 min —
Ashley Regional Medical Center Vernal, UT $417 $310 ★ 4/5 116 min —
Cache Valley Hospital North Logan, UT $460 $201 — 86 min —
Castleview Hospital Price, UT $599 $315 ★ 2/5 135 min —
Timpanogos Regional Hospital Orem, UT $628 $219 ★ 4/5 103 min —
Mountain View Hospital Payson, UT $727 $249 ★ 5/5 117 min —
St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT $780 $271 ★ 4/5 109 min —
Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT $837 $269 ★ 5/5 124 min —
Brigham City Community Hospital Brigham City, UT $931 $249 — 93 min —
Lone Peak Hospital Draper, UT $1,002 $223 ★ 5/5 109 min —
Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden, UT $1,157 $268 ★ 3/5 111 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$743
Cash / self-pay
$613
Insurer-negotiated
$269
Medicare pays
$40
$282$981
Median cash $613  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $613 — about 15.4× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($80).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $743 list price could save about $130 (17%).

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