| Procedure | Cash (median) | Hospitals |
|---|
| Abdominal ultrasound | $359 | 3 |
| Abdominal ultrasound (complete) | $363 | 3 |
| Abdominal ultrasound (limited) | $354 | 3 |
| Albumin blood test | $37 | 3 |
| Alkaline phosphatase test | $18 | 3 |
| Ammonia blood test | $114 | 3 |
| Amylase test | $34 | 3 |
| Arterial blood gas (ABG) | $32 | 3 |
| AST liver enzyme test | $21 | 3 |
| Barium swallow study | $363 | 3 |
| Bilirubin blood test | $21 | 3 |
| Blood clotting test (PT/INR) | $22 | 3 |
| Blood glucose test | $22 | 3 |
| Blood type and screen | $16 | 3 |
| BNP (heart failure) test | $184 | 3 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | $269 | 3 |
| Calcium blood test | $22 | 3 |
| Chest X-ray | $105 | 3 |
| Chest X-ray (1 view) | $105 | 3 |
| CK-MB heart enzyme test | $35 | 3 |
| Clotting time test (PTT) | $27 | 3 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) | $21 | 3 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) (complete) | $25 | 3 |
| Cortisol test | $56 | 3 |
| CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis | $2,084 | 3 |
| CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast | $2,571 | 3 |
| CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast | $2,084 | 3 |
| CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast | $1,488 | 3 |
| CT scan of the chest | $977 | 3 |
| CT scan of the chest with and without contrast | $1,166 | 3 |
| CT scan of the chest with contrast | $977 | 3 |
| CT scan of the chest without contrast | $745 | 3 |
| CT scan of the head | $862 | 3 |
| CT scan of the head with and without contrast | $1,028 | 3 |
| CT scan of the head with contrast | $862 | 3 |
| CT scan of the head without contrast | $641 | 3 |
| CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) | $821 | 3 |
| CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast | $821 | 3 |
| CT scan of the pelvis | $1,078 | 3 |
| CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast | $1,209 | 3 |
| CT scan of the pelvis with contrast | $1,078 | 3 |
| CT scan of the pelvis without contrast | $821 | 3 |
| D-dimer test | $58 | 3 |
| Ear pressure test (tympanometry) | $68 | 3 |
| Electrolyte panel | $19 | 3 |
| Family therapy session | $982 | 3 |
| Fecal occult blood (stool) test | $20 | 3 |
| Ferritin (iron) test | $63 | 3 |
| Folate (folic acid) test | $75 | 3 |
| Free T4 thyroid test | $68 | 3 |
| FSH hormone test | $99 | 3 |
| GGT liver test | $37 | 3 |
| Group therapy session | $286 | 3 |
| Hearing test (audiometry) | $307 | 3 |
| Hematocrit test | $4 | 3 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) | $67 | 3 |
| Hepatitis B test | $32 | 3 |
| HIV test | $110 | 3 |
| HIV test (antibody) | $132 | 3 |
| Iron blood test | $24 | 3 |
| Kidney ultrasound | $363 | 3 |
| Lactate test | $73 | 3 |
| LDH test | $31 | 3 |
| Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) | $557 | 3 |
| Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited) | $557 | 3 |
| LH hormone test | $98 | 3 |
| Lipase test | $52 | 3 |
| Lipid (cholesterol) panel | $65 | 3 |
| Magnesium blood test | $33 | 3 |
| MRI of the brain | $1,728 | 3 |
| MRI of the brain with contrast | $1,728 | 3 |
| MRI of the brain without contrast | $1,577 | 3 |
| MRI of the neck (cervical spine) | $1,647 | 3 |
| MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast | $2,103 | 3 |
| MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with contrast | $1,647 | 3 |
| MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast | $1,201 | 3 |
| Nebulizer breathing treatment | $186 | 3 |
| Nerve conduction study | $200 | 3 |
| Occupational therapy evaluation | $662 | 3 |
| Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity) | $706 | 3 |
| Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity) | $614 | 3 |
| Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) | $662 | 3 |
| Office visit (established patient) | $264 | 3 |
| Office visit (new patient) | $414 | 3 |
| Office visit, established patient (level 3) | $224 | 3 |
| Office visit, established patient (level 4) | $305 | 3 |
| Office visit, new patient (level 3) | $301 | 3 |
| Office visit, new patient (level 4) | $414 | 3 |
| Office visit, new patient (level 5) | $489 | 3 |
| Pelvic ultrasound | $363 | 3 |
| Pelvic ultrasound (complete) | $363 | 3 |
| Phosphorus blood test | $22 | 3 |
| Physical therapy evaluation | $642 | 3 |
| Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity) | $620 | 3 |
| Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) | $642 | 3 |
| Procalcitonin test | $94 | 3 |
| Prolactin test | $92 | 3 |
| Psychiatric evaluation | $415 | 3 |
| Psychotherapy session | $1,034 | 3 |
| Scoliosis spine X-ray | $194 | 3 |
| Scoliosis spine X-ray (1 view) | $161 | 3 |
| Scoliosis spine X-ray (3 views) | $227 | 3 |
| Speech therapy | $368 | 3 |
| Strep throat test | $32 | 3 |
| T3 thyroid test | $86 | 3 |
| Thyroid test (TSH) | $93 | 3 |
| Total IgE allergy test | $46 | 3 |
| Total protein test | $28 | 3 |
| Triglycerides test | $21 | 3 |
| Troponin (heart) test | $80 | 3 |
| Upper GI series (barium) | $341 | 3 |
| Uric acid (gout) test | $8 | 3 |
| Urine microalbumin test | $42 | 3 |
| Urine pregnancy test | $14 | 3 |
| Vaccine administration | $32 | 3 |
| Vaccine administration (each additional) | $26 | 3 |
| Vitamin B12 test | $75 | 3 |
| X-ray of the abdomen | $117 | 3 |
| X-ray of the ankle | $1,368 | 3 |
| X-ray of the foot | $569 | 3 |
| X-ray of the hand | $1,363 | 3 |
| X-ray of the hip | $806 | 3 |
| X-ray of the hip (1 view) | $655 | 3 |
| X-ray of the hip (3 views) | $891 | 3 |
| X-ray of the knee | $888 | 3 |
| X-ray of the knee (2 views) | $905 | 3 |
| X-ray of the knee (3 views) | $510 | 3 |
| X-ray of the knee (4+ views) | $888 | 3 |
| X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) | $172 | 3 |
| X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views) | $146 | 3 |
| X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views) | $198 | 3 |
| X-ray of the lower leg | $780 | 3 |
| X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) | $138 | 3 |
| X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views) | $138 | 3 |
| X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) | $217 | 3 |
| X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views) | $208 | 3 |
| X-ray of the pelvis | $113 | 3 |
| X-ray of the pelvis (1 view) | $113 | 3 |
| X-ray of the shoulder | $802 | 3 |
| X-ray of the skull | $155 | 3 |
| X-ray of the upper arm | $567 | 3 |
| X-ray of the wrist | $1,334 | 3 |
Source: hospitals' machine-readable price files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.
