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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley vs Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 34 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 6).

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Stanford Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 15 of 34 procedures
vs.
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, CA
Kaiser Permanente
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 6 of 34 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Stanford Kaiser Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $2,769 $3,629 Stanford ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $3,596 $5,499 Stanford ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $4,408 $3,282 Kaiser ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $3,485 $3,438 Kaiser ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $4,114 $4,754 Stanford ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $848 $991 Stanford ↓
Mammogram, screening $271 $375 Stanford ↓
DXA bone density scan $449 $504 Stanford ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $293 $476 Stanford ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $196 $255 Stanford ↓
Lipid panel $126 $156 Stanford ↓
CBC with differential $106 $123 Stanford ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $204 $155 Kaiser ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $126 $80 Kaiser ↓
Urinalysis $25 $36 Stanford ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $7,325 tie
Total knee replacement — $25,760 tie
Total hip replacement — $9,162 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $19,219 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $18,726 tie
Cataract surgery, one eye — $8,624 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,664 $3,679 Stanford ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,668 $3,466 Kaiser ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $4,007 $3,354 Kaiser ↓
EKG with interpretation — $90 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,834 $3,825 Stanford ↓
Carpal tunnel release — $4,939 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection — $3,366 tie
Polysomnography (sleep study) — $4,889 tie
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) — $9,990 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $721 $907 Stanford ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $12,090 tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,346 $1,775 Stanford ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes — $582 tie

Patient experience.

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

Measure Stanford Kaiser
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 76% 70%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68%
Nurses always communicated well 77% 72%
Doctors always communicated well 81% 77%
Given clear info about recovery 88% 85%
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68%
Staff always explained meds 59% 56%
Quiet at night, always 42% 47%

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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.