Shopping hospitals' price lists - New law sheds light on wide discrepancies in charges
Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle, 01/30/05
An abdominal CT scan costs nearly $4,800 at Berkeley's Alta Bates Medical Center, but less than $1,000 at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco. A complete blood count is priced at $36 at Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland and $140 at Kaiser...