CashPrice
· what hospitals actually charge cash-pay patients — normalized from the federal price-transparency files
San Francisco, CA — hospital cash prices
Hospitals covered: UCSF Medical Center.
Procedure
Cash price
Hospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)
$1,719
1
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)
$3,185.70
1
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)
$2,217.60
1
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)
$1,993.50
1
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)
$1,954.20
1
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)
$1,389.30
1
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)
$1,854
1
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)
$986.40
1
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)
$2,481.60
1
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)
$1,173.60
1
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)
$375.30
1
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)
$324.30
1
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)
$201
1
Chest X-Ray (2 views)
$159.30
1
Diagnostic Colonoscopy
from $1,360.37
1
Colonoscopy with Biopsy
$778.20
1
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)
from $1,750.49
1
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)
$868.80
1
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)
from $4,786.39
1
Cataract Surgery (one eye)
from $3,375.96
1
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)
$2,382
1
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)
$123
1
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)
$101.40
1
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)
$69.60
1
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)
$1.50
1
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)
$89.70
1
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)
$94.20
1
Vaginal Delivery (global obstetric care)
from $9,562
1
Cesarean Delivery (global obstetric care)
from $10,928
1
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)
$3,160.20
1
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