Valley Children's Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Valley Children's Hospital in Madera, CA publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

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Apr 2026file last updated

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	—	$2,199	$63.97–$3,635
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	—	$3,528	$98.04–$6,332
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	—	$5,053	$155–$6,332
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	—	$203	$14.97–$194
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	—	$185	$11.98–$177
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	—	$245	$7.92–$234
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	—	—	$90.13–$90.13
Urinalysis `81001`	—	$179	$4.48–$1,132
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	—	$412	$13.94–$394
EKG tracing `93005`	—	$515	$18.82–$493
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	—	$614	$27.47–$587
CT head without contrast `70450`	—	$3,248	$282–$3,107
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	—	$9,997	$282–$9,564
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	—	$6,732	$826–$6,441
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	—	$1,838	$119–$1,758
IV push, single drug `96374`	—	$709	$49.82–$1,744
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	—	$725	$55.97–$1,744
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	—	$7.03	$0.38–$21.50
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	—	$4.18	$0.11–$9.17
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$423–$9,287
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$336–$12,100
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$790–$13,415
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$1,417–$3,176
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$1,417–$3,177

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Valley Children's Hospital price transparency page.

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