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University of Utah Hospital vs Intermountain Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 33 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. University of Utah Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (23 vs 3).

University of Utah Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
University of Utah Health
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 23 of 33 procedures
vs.
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT
Intermountain Health
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 3 of 33 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure University Intermountain Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,495 $3,020 University ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,174 $4,375 University ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,561 $3,095 University ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,304 $2,598 University ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,958 $3,571 University ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $409 $820 University ↓
Mammogram, screening $285 $543 University ↓
DXA bone density scan $263 $456 University ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $177 $303 University ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $33 $72 University ↓
Lipid panel $28 $71 University ↓
CBC with differential $21 $69 University ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $35 $88 University ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $28 $59 University ↓
Urinalysis $14 $21 University ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $3,862 — tie
Cataract surgery, one eye $2,512 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,071 $2,292 University ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $2,393 — tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $1,585 — tie
EKG with interpretation $53 $45 Intermountain ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,279 $1,651 University ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 — $285 tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $13 $337 University ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,108 $1,432 University ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $2,839 $3,703 University ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $3,917 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $300 $617 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $74 $363 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 — $363 tie
Prostate biopsy $1,953 $715 Intermountain ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $668 $974 University ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $228 $168 Intermountain ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure University Intermountain
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 4/5
Would definitely recommend 82% 79%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 77%
Nurses always communicated well 78% 77%
Doctors always communicated well 79% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 90% 89%
Room and bathroom always clean 77% 79%
Staff always explained meds 58% 60%
Quiet at night, always 61% 58%

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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.

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