Question 1

Why do prices at J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN?

Accepted Answer

Contact J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
COPD Management	other	$0	$119 to $257	High
Diabetes Management	other	$0	$83 to $183	High
Hospital Admission	other	$0	$117 to $252	High
Hospital Follow-up Care	other	$0	$80 to $173	High
Hypertension Management	cardiac	$0	$30 to $129	High
Occupational Therapy	therapy	$0	$67 to $150	High
Urgent Care Visit	other	$0	$70 to $160	High
Urinalysis	lab	$4	$4 to $4	Low
Cholesterol Management	cardiac	$5	$5 to $5	Low
Complete Blood Count (CBC)	lab	$7	$7 to $7	Low
Liver Function Panel	lab	$9	$9 to $9	Low
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)	lab	$10	$10 to $10	Low
Hemoglobin A1C	lab	$10	$10 to $10	Low
Blood Test	lab	$12	$12 to $12	Low
Flu Vaccination	preventive	$16	$16 to $16	Low
Thyroid Test (TSH)	lab	$19	$19 to $19	Low
Prostate Cancer Screening	other	$21	$21 to $21	Low
Physical Therapy	therapy	$32	$32 to $150	High
Vitamin D Test	lab	$33	$33 to $33	Low
Bone Density Scan	imaging	$68	$68 to $68	Low
Hip/Pelvis X-Ray	imaging	$70	$70 to $70	Low
Foot X-Ray	imaging	$76	$76 to $76	Low
Hand/Wrist X-Ray	imaging	$76	$76 to $76	Low
Ankle X-Ray	imaging	$82	$82 to $82	Low
X-Ray of the Knee	imaging	$82	$82 to $82	Low
Shoulder X-Ray	imaging	$88	$88 to $88	Low
Chest X-Ray	imaging	$111	$111 to $111	Low
Lumbar Spine X-Ray	imaging	$133	$133 to $133	Low

J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN

Fast Facts

Transparency Score

Procedure Pricing

Understanding J D MCCARTY CENTER FOR CHILDREN's Pricing