Children's Hospital of Philadelphia prices. From its own published file.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA 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.

2,833prices published

Dec 2025file last updated

$251cash price for ekg tracing (list $528)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$1,463	$1,463	$76.48–$1,472
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$2,545	$2,545	$129–$2,942
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$6,180	$6,180	$187–$5,562
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$343	$411	$15.78–$432
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$343	$343	$12.64–$309
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$353	$404	$8.10–$409
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$50.38	$50.38	$7.15–$45.34
Urinalysis `81001`	$214	$232	$4.05–$226
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$677	$677	$13.32–$610
EKG tracing `93005`	$251	$528	$14.12–$723
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$1,315	$1,315	$20.05–$1,183
CT head without contrast `70450`	$3,753	$3,753	$105–$3,377
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$7,445	$7,445	$260–$6,701
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$8,658	$8,658	$253–$7,792
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$2,983	$2,983	$77.63–$2,685
IV push, single drug `96374`	$567	$567	$41.88–$510
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$1,896	$1,896	$42.70–$1,706
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$105	$108	$0.30–$99.52
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$89.73	$89.74	$0.18–$81.12

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: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia price transparency page.

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