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

Palo Alto, CA — hospital cash prices

Hospitals covered: Stanford Health Care.

Procedure	Cash price	Hospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)	$4,697.60	1
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)	$6,788	1
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)	$4,407.60	1
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)	$4,512.80	1
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)	$4,156	1
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)	$4,506.40	1
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)	$4,336.80	1
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)	$3,110.80	1
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)	$6,878.80	1
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)	$3,340.80	1
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)	$1,308.80	1
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)	$1,178	1
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)	$286.80	1
Chest X-Ray (2 views)	$540.40	1
Diagnostic Colonoscopy	$3,432.40	1
Colonoscopy with Biopsy	$4,798	1
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)	$3,668.40	1
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)	$626	1
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)	from $4,812.66	1
Cataract Surgery (one eye)	from $3,394.49	1
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)	$4,826	1
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)	$497.20	1
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)	$264.80	1
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)	$18.50	1
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)	$126	1
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)	$245.50	1
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)	$370.50	1
Vaginal Delivery (global obstetric care)	from $22,145	1
Cesarean Delivery (global obstetric care)	from $26,317	1
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)	$4,319.60	1