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Cook Children's Medical Center: procedure prices

801 7th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104 · part of Cook Children's. Median prices below are computed from the hospital's own price transparency file.

Pediatric specialty hospital. Rates reflect pediatric protocols and case mix, and are not directly comparable to general acute-care hospitals.
ProcedureGross chargeCash priceCommercial medianRange# rates
Cardiac stress test$2,579$1,934$1,793$478–$2,70578
EKG (electrocardiogram)$453$340$224$60–$60552
Echocardiogram$4,982$3,737$3,534$975–$5,43152
Sleep study (overnight in lab)$11,478$8,608$9,033$2,154–$13,406104
Colonoscopy——$644$493–$64436
Upper endoscopy (EGD)——$502$50224
Abdomen and pelvis CT (with contrast)$8,302$6,227$7,057$1,993–$7,63820
Abdominal ultrasound$1,346$1,009$1,144$323–$1,23820
Bone density scan (DEXA)$1,215$911$1,033$292–$1,11820
Brain MRI (with and without contrast)$4,034$3,026$3,429$968–$3,71226
Brain MRI (without contrast)$1,862$1,397$696$154–$3,443104
CT angiogram (chest)$7,851$5,888$6,673$1,884–$7,22320
Chest X-ray$370$277$294$56–$61444
Head CT scan (without contrast)$3,791$2,844$3,223$910–$3,48826
Knee MRI$2,992$2,244$2,543$718–$2,75326
Lower back MRI (lumbar spine)$3,284$2,463$2,791$788–$3,02126
PET/CT scan$9,730$7,298$8,271$2,335–$8,95240
Pregnancy ultrasound——$135$1352
Screening mammogram——$119$113–$1628
Blood sugar test (hemoglobin A1c)$282$212$178$10–$33452
Cholesterol test (lipid panel)$290$217$56$13–$47652
Complete blood count (CBC)$258$193$219$8–$23726
Comprehensive metabolic panel$1,217$912$151$11–$2924
PSA test$446$334$379$18–$41026
Thyroid test (TSH)$184$138$157$17–$17026
Vitamin D test$162$122$141$30–$43272
ACL reconstruction——$4,950$4,95012
Cataract surgery——$1,275$1,27512
Joint injection (cortisone shot)$1,559$1,169$1,325$374–$1,43426
Physical therapy session$169$127$126$17–$648149
Emergency room visit$2,420$1,815$1,722$140–$4,926254
Urgent care / office visit (new patient)$291$218$225$46–$547260
SOURCE: Cook Children's Medical Center standard-charges file dated 2026-01-01 · retrieved 2026-08-08 · cookchildrens · CMS v3.0.0