Question 1

Why do prices at Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant 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. Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant 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 Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant 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 Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant?

Accepted Answer

Contact Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant'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 Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant'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
Prostate Cancer Screening	other	$5	$1 to $406,690,143	High
Kidney Stone Removal	other	$119	$10 to $405,830,153	High
Urinalysis	lab	$170	$8 to $406,500,303	High
Blood Test	lab	$272	$9 to $406,503,157	High
Physical Therapy	therapy	$339	$22 to $441,300,185	High
Cardiac Catheterization	cardiac	$439	$38 to $405,222,155	High
Emergency Room Visit	emergency	$810	$70 to $405,207,404	High
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$821	$47 to $418,006,021	High
CT Head	imaging	$2,871	$145 to $442,105,004	High
Radiation Therapy	other	$12,406	$295 to $415,200,068	High
Echocardiogram	imaging	$12,603	$144 to $444,002,004	High

Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant

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Procedure Pricing

Understanding Sharp Memorial Hospital-transplant's Pricing