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Stanford Health Care vs Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley.

Side-by-side prices for 30 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley is cheaper on more procedures (15 vs 3).

Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
Stanford Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 3 of 30 procedures
vs.
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Stanford Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 15 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Stanford Stanford Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $4,698 $2,769 Stanford ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $6,788 $3,596 Stanford ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $4,408 $4,408 tie
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,156 $3,485 Stanford ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $6,879 $4,114 Stanford ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,309 $848 Stanford ↓
Mammogram, screening $287 $271 Stanford ↓
DXA bone density scan $618 $449 Stanford ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $526 $293 Stanford ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $497 $196 Stanford ↓
Lipid panel $265 $126 Stanford ↓
CBC with differential $19 $106 Stanford ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $11 $204 Stanford ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $126 $126 tie
Urinalysis $23 $25 Stanford ↓
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 $2,664 Stanford ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,668 $3,668 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $4,007 $4,007 tie
EKG with interpretation $62 — tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $4,826 $2,834 Stanford ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $3,048 — tie
Polysomnography (sleep study) $4,320 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,119 $721 Stanford ↓
Prostate biopsy $5,496 $3,149 Stanford ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,333 $1,346 Stanford ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $199 — tie

Patient experience.

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

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