CashPrice · what hospitals actually charge cash-pay patients — normalized from the federal price-transparency files

Boston, MA — hospital cash prices

Hospitals covered: Brigham and Womens Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital.

ProcedureCash priceHospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)$3,8583
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)$4,860.753
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)$3,281.253
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)$3,309.753
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)$2,4993
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)$2,696.253
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)$3,247.503
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)$1,3713
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)$2,1303
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)$1,740.753
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)$740.253
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)$673.503
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)$505.503
Chest X-Ray (2 views)$3543
Diagnostic Colonoscopy$2,912.253
Colonoscopy with Biopsy$1,965.753
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)$1,963.503
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)$1,815.753
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)$2,394.753
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)$133.503
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)$124.503
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)$93.753
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)$122.253
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)$316.503
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)$501.753
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)$5,123.251