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.

ProcedureCash priceHospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)$1,7191
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)$3,185.701
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)$2,217.601
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)$1,993.501
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)$1,954.201
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)$1,389.301
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)$1,8541
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)$986.401
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)$2,481.601
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)$1,173.601
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)$375.301
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)$324.301
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)$2011
Chest X-Ray (2 views)$159.301
Diagnostic Colonoscopyfrom $1,360.371
Colonoscopy with Biopsy$778.201
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)from $1,750.491
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)$868.801
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)from $4,786.391
Cataract Surgery (one eye)from $3,375.961
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)$2,3821
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)$1231
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)$101.401
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)$69.601
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)$1.501
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)$89.701
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)$94.201
Vaginal Delivery (global obstetric care)from $9,5621
Cesarean Delivery (global obstetric care)from $10,9281
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)$3,160.201