Samaritan Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY 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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Feb 2026file last updated

$405cash price for emergency visit, highest (level 5) (list $815)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$158	$367	$63.67–$2,244
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$265	$316	$108–$4,386
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$405	$815	$157–$7,548
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$293	$293	$10.03–$249
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$124	$124	$8.04–$105
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$134	$134	$7.38–$114
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$44.50	$44.50	$9.00–$42.87
Urinalysis `81001`	$63.50	$63.50	$3.01–$53.98
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$514	$514	$11.85–$437
EKG tracing `93005`	$17.00	$159	$5.63–$338
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$321	$334	$9.30–$499
CT head without contrast `70450`	$3,320	$3,320	$36.50–$2,822
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$3,548	$3,548	$77.61–$3,015
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$6,078	$6,078	$63.45–$5,166
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$1,085	$1,128	$34.70–$959
IV push, single drug `96374`	$530	$530	$34.19–$1,219
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$530	$530	$30.33–$1,219
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$9.56	$20.85	$0.37–$21.25
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$6.05	$7.93	$3.93–$53.55
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$829	$829	$75.34–$5,328
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$930	$930	$113–$5,197
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$465–$18,747
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	$5,351	$5,351	$1,975–$9,541
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	$5,911	$5,911	$2,195–$10,607

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: Samaritan Medical Center price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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