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Stanford Health Care vs SEQUOIA HOSPITAL.

Side-by-side prices for 29 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. SEQUOIA HOSPITAL is cheaper on more procedures (16 vs 4).

Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
Stanford Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 4 of 29 procedures
vs.
SEQUOIA HOSPITAL
Redwood City, CA
Dignity Health
Cheaper on 16 of 29 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Stanford SEQUOIA Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $4,698 $3,827 SEQUOIA ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $6,788 $4,592 SEQUOIA ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $4,408 $3,077 SEQUOIA ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $6,879 $5,222 SEQUOIA ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,309 $1,178 SEQUOIA ↓
Mammogram, screening $287 $352 Stanford ↓
DXA bone density scan $618 $236 SEQUOIA ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $526 $405 SEQUOIA ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $497 $17 SEQUOIA ↓
Lipid panel $265 $21 SEQUOIA ↓
CBC with differential $19 $90 Stanford ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $11 $27 Stanford ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $126 $16 SEQUOIA ↓
Total knee replacement $2,495 — tie
Total hip replacement $2,597 — tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $1,040 — tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $628 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $3,432 — tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,668 — tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $4,007 — tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $4,826 $2,828 SEQUOIA ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $182 $149 SEQUOIA ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $246 $316 Stanford ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $3,048 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,119 $914 SEQUOIA ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $259 $172 SEQUOIA ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $371 $329 SEQUOIA ↓
Prostate biopsy $5,496 — tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,333 $1,100 SEQUOIA ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Stanford SEQUOIA
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 —
Would definitely recommend 76% —
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% —
Nurses always communicated well 77% —
Doctors always communicated well 81% —
Given clear info about recovery 88% —
Room and bathroom always clean 62% —
Staff always explained meds 59% —
Quiet at night, always 42% —

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.