The median cost of healthcare in Washington DC ranges from $1 for a urinalysis to $426,006 for a spinal fusion across 27 reporting Washington DC hospitals. ProcedureRadar scans federally mandated Machine-Readable Files every month to show exactly what Washington DC hospitals charge for 174 shoppable procedures. The most affordable Washington DC hospital in our data is Medstar Washington Hospital Center, currently running about 17% below the metro median.
Every shoppable procedure in Washington DC, plotted by median price against how much prices vary across hospitals. Hover any point to see the procedure, median, and hospital spread. Click to view hospitals.
| Procedure | Category | Median Price | Low | High | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urinalysis | lab | $4 | $2 | $69 | 24 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $6 | $6 | $7 | 3 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $8 | $6 | $48 | 14 |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $8 | $4 | $33 | 14 |
| Hepatic Function Panel | lab | $8 | $8 | $9 | 3 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $9 | $6 | $33 | 17 |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $9 | $2 | $86 | 15 |
| Venipuncture | lab | $9 | $1 | $13 | 3 |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $10 | $5 | $59 | 18 |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $11 | $3 | $44 | 19 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $11 | $6 | $49 | 4 |
| Lipid Panel | lab | $12 | $12 | $12 | 1 |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $17 | $9 | $38 | 15 |
| Thyroid Panel (TSH) | lab | $17 | $16 | $17 | 3 |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $18 | $7 | $9,634 | 20 |
| PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) | lab | $18 | $15 | $34 | 4 |
| Pap Smear | preventive | $20 | $11 | $118 | 21 |
| Mammogram | preventive | $23 | $21 | $120 | 9 |
| Annual Wellness Visit (Established) | preventive | $26 | $26 | $26 | 1 |
| Annual Wellness Visit (New) | preventive | $26 | $26 | $26 | 1 |
| Hospital Observation | other | $28 | $9 | $89 | 9 |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $30 | $2 | $154 | 16 |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $30 | $15 | $54 | 14 |
| Vitamin D Level | lab | $30 | $30 | $34 | 3 |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $44 | $1 | $13,522 | 22 |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $46 | $7 | $126 | 7 |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $47 | $33 | $215 | 14 |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $53 | $9 | $305 | 13 |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $58 | $19 | $159,051 | 20 |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $62 | $5 | $118 | 2 |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $65 | $35 | $201 | 14 |
| IV Infusion, Ea Add Hr | surgery | $69 | $69 | $69 | 2 |
| IV Push Inj Each New Drug | other | $69 | $69 | $69 | 2 |
| Diabetes Management | other | $71 | $6 | $248 | 12 |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $75 | $75 | $75 | 1 |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $77 | $23 | $533 | 14 |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $80 | $46 | $381 | 4 |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $81 | $79 | $83 | 2 |
| X-Ray of the Chest | imaging | $86 | $83 | $174 | 3 |
| X-ray Exam of Shoulder | imaging | $86 | $86 | $167 | 3 |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $87 | $46 | $393 | 17 |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $87 | $56 | $290 | 17 |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $87 | $53 | $354 | 17 |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $87 | $57 | $315 | 16 |
| Blood Test | lab | $88 | $6 | $428 | 22 |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $88 | $5 | $587 | 12 |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $97 | $85 | $109 | 2 |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | $101 | $101 | $101 | 1 |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $104 | $78 | $435 | 15 |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $104 | $60 | $433 | 15 |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $104 | $83 | $104 | 3 |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | $104 | $104 | $104 | 2 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound Complete | imaging | $104 | $104 | $104 | 2 |
| Ultrasound of Pregnancy | imaging | $104 | $104 | $104 | 2 |
| Ultrasound of the Abdomen | imaging | $104 | $104 | $104 | 2 |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $105 | $94 | $871 | 14 |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $105 | $9 | $589 | 15 |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $105 | $98 | $822 | 14 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $105 | $98 | $339 | 14 |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $107 | $2 | $6,724 | 8 |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $110 | $30 | $1,232 | 24 |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $113 | $55 | $1,015 | 21 |
| Dental Cleaning | other | $133 | $133 | $134 | 4 |
| Newborn Care | obstetric | $133 | $133 | $134 | 4 |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | $141 | $104 | $479 | 4 |
| Hospital Admission | other | $143 | $125 | $161 | 2 |
| Asthma Management | other | $149 | $59 | $374 | 23 |
| COVID-19 Vaccination | preventive | $149 | $15 | $514 | 11 |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $157 | $4 | $298 | 10 |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $162 | $4 | $443 | 19 |
| PET Scan | imaging | $162 | $19 | $1,459 | 9 |
| CT Spine | imaging | $176 | $102 | $609 | 16 |
| CT Angiography Chest | imaging | $176 | $174 | $479 | 4 |
| CT Chest | imaging | $178 | $169 | $3,095 | 22 |
| CT Head | imaging | $178 | $102 | $2,646 | 22 |
| Emergency Room Visit (Level 5) | emergency | $180 | $13 | $605 | 4 |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $194 | $50 | $3,073 | 17 |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $194 | $15 | $5,220 | 11 |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $198 | $2 | $715 | 15 |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $200 | $75 | $8,104 | 15 |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $201 | $37 | $2,929 | 11 |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $206 | $3 | $296 | 10 |
| Hydrate IV Infusion Add-on | surgery | $206 | $206 | $206 | 2 |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $210 | $15 | $493 | 10 |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $212 | $13 | $501 | 14 |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $231 | $175 | $1,853 | 23 |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $234 | $71 | $308 | 11 |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $236 | $236 | $236 | 2 |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $239 | $136 | $1,403 | 14 |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $241 | $149 | $24,696 | 14 |
| Prenatal Care | obstetric | $252 | $252 | $252 | 1 |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $255 | $85 | $30,767 | 19 |
| Blood Pressure Monitoring | other | $259 | $149 | $368 | 2 |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $271 | $38 | $70,208 | 16 |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $272 | $59 | $277 | 5 |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $288 | $139 | $942 | 14 |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | $294 | $104 | $790 | 3 |
| IUD Insertion | other | $299 | $19 | $1,787 | 19 |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $303 | $63 | $1,905 | 12 |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $305 | $148 | $579 | 10 |
| CT Scan of the Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $348 | $348 | $348 | 2 |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $349 | $55 | $2,939 | 16 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $350 | $207 | $5,169 | 15 |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $350 | $341 | $1,862 | 15 |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $354 | $21 | $2,530 | 16 |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $357 | $231 | $3,918 | 17 |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $357 | $142 | $2,049 | 12 |
| Allergy Testing Panel | diagnostic | $371 | $8 | $374 | 6 |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $395 | $21 | $844 | 16 |
| Mole Removal | other | $405 | $11 | $686 | 11 |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $420 | $158 | $771 | 3 |
| Vision Exam | other | $445 | $19 | $1,589 | 7 |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $478 | $427 | $5,262 | 6 |
| Critical Care | emergency | $493 | $28 | $4,016 | 15 |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $502 | $138 | $3,597 | 17 |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $512 | $13 | $29,820 | 25 |
| LASIK Eye Surgery | other | $547 | $165 | $5,220 | 7 |
| Thoracentesis | other | $561 | $79 | $2,181 | 17 |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $644 | $45 | $11,577 | 17 |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $644 | $2 | $3,955 | 16 |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $661 | $79 | $708 | 11 |
| Dialysis | other | $668 | $298 | $8,100 | 22 |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $676 | $46 | $142,002 | 17 |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $727 | $186 | $884 | 4 |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $899 | $79 | $1,576 | 16 |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $902 | $49 | $1,453 | 12 |
| Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) | diagnostic | $927 | $21 | $1,851 | 4 |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $938 | $903 | $6,126 | 9 |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $1,165 | $871 | $1,200 | 9 |
| Postpartum Care | obstetric | $1,167 | $329 | $2,004 | 2 |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $1,180 | $1,180 | $1,180 | 1 |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $1,260 | $15 | $14,356 | 14 |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,400 | 1 |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $1,644 | $106 | $18,781 | 18 |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $1,906 | $242 | $36,659 | 20 |
| Circumcision | surgery | $1,956 | $220 | $312,404 | 13 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $1,970 | $1,970 | $1,970 | 1 |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $1,977 | $59 | $2,080 | 8 |
| Cataract Surgery | surgery | $2,297 | $62 | $3,421 | 8 |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $3,102 | $59 | $5,018 | 14 |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $3,138 | $18 | $426,006 | 23 |
| Septoplasty | surgery | $3,243 | $3,243 | $3,243 | 1 |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $3,248 | $214 | $12,878 | 10 |
| Bunionectomy | other | $3,256 | $3,165 | $4,867 | 7 |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $3,300 | $202 | $5,938 | 8 |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $3,421 | $96 | $47,886 | 17 |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $3,656 | $3,120 | $7,118 | 3 |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $4,024 | $116 | $24,440 | 16 |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $4,133 | $319 | $14,955 | 19 |
| Laminectomy (Back Decompression) | other | $4,349 | $523 | $7,279 | 10 |
| COPD Management | other | $4,674 | $28 | $15,590 | 21 |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $4,816 | $3,413 | $5,018 | 9 |
| Gastric Sleeve (Weight Loss Surgery) | other | $5,220 | $1,547 | $10,663 | 5 |
| Hip Arthroscopy | other | $5,280 | $353 | $10,716 | 8 |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $5,685 | $2,894 | $7,279 | 7 |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $5,692 | $3,338 | $5,938 | 7 |
| Rotator Cuff Repair | surgery | $6,969 | $6,969 | $6,969 | 2 |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $7,021 | $42 | $15,805 | 10 |
| Prostatectomy | other | $8,365 | $2,929 | $37,780 | 13 |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $8,379 | $59 | $30,071 | 18 |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | $9,343 | $597 | $11,239 | 4 |
| CABG (Heart Bypass Surgery) | other | $11,489 | $511 | $24,024 | 5 |
| Angioplasty with Stent (PCI) | other | $12,436 | $446 | $50,526 | 17 |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $12,452 | $59 | $64,158 | 15 |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $12,865 | $59 | $37,386 | 17 |
| Pacemaker Insertion | cardiac | $13,462 | $95 | $46,389 | 18 |
| Cardiac Ablation | other | $17,122 | $1,611 | $56,227 | 12 |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $18,016 | $2,064 | $65,515 | 15 |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $18,634 | $59 | $36,626 | 16 |
| Hernia Repair (Inguinal) | surgery | $19,758 | $3,443 | $37,386 | 4 |
| Heart Valve Replacement | other | $22,742 | $12,869 | $39,245 | 11 |
| Spinal Fusion (Lumbar) | surgery | $25,814 | $3,111 | $55,389 | 4 |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $29,119 | $5,571 | $38,755 | 15 |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $34,132 | $8,594 | $81,581 | 16 |
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