Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake, New York · Acute Care · Voluntary non-profit - Other · CCN 330079

282%
median commercial rate vs. Medicare here
104th
highest of 135 New York hospitals, by median rate vs. Medicare
75
procedures with published commercial rates
42¢
of every charged dollar is cost, on this hospital’s own federal cost report
ProcedureCommercial medianMedicare% of MedicareEst. cost*Plan rates
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive, with MCCMS-DRG 280$7,821$11,21770%$4,5392
Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048$248$82936%~$1456
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrastCPT 74177$2,509$435576%~$1,3606
CT head without contrastCPT 70450$1,409$1301080%~$7646
CT pelvis with contrastCPT 72193$1,796$219820%~$9746
Cardiac stress testCPT 93017$775$270288%$4206
Cellulitis, no MCCMS-DRG 603$4,480$5,67579%$2,3372
Chest painMS-DRG 313$3,792——$5,2052
Colonoscopy with biopsyCPT 45380$899$1,49460%$4445
Colonoscopy with polyp removalCPT 45385$961$1,49464%$4755
Colonoscopy, diagnosticCPT 45378$844$1,16173%$4175
Complete blood count with differentialCPT 85025$96$81232%~$566
Complete blood count, automatedCPT 85027$73$61135%~$436
Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053$295$112795%~$1726
Diagnostic mammography, both breastsCPT 77066$577——~$3416
Diagnostic mammography, one breastCPT 77065$334——~$1976
ED visit, level 3CPT 99283$444$341130%$2266
ED visit, level 4CPT 99284$541$521104%$2656
ED visit, level 5CPT 99285$717$74396%$3236
Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93306$1,394$682204%$7326
Epidural injection, lumbar/sacral, no imagingCPT 62322$843$1,10476%$4175
Excision of breast lesionCPT 19120$845$4,88817%$4175
Family psychotherapy, with patientCPT 90847$240$222108%$1265
Family psychotherapy, without patientCPT 90846$299$222135%$1575
Group psychotherapyCPT 90853$70$12755%$345
Inguinal hernia repair, age 5+CPT 49505$1,218$4,46927%$6025
Kidney function panelCPT 80069$126$91452%~$746
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomyCPT 29881$1,263$4,08431%$6245
Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562$2,243$7,54730%$1,1085
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomyCPT 55866$3,347$13,26925%$1,6545
Lipid panelCPT 80061$34$13253%~$206
Liver function panelCPT 80076$126$81542%~$746
Lumbar epidural steroid injectionCPT 62323$343$88139%$1695
MRI brain with and without contrastCPT 70553$3,602$435827%~$1,9526
MRI lower extremity joint (knee)CPT 73721$2,773$298931%~$1,5036
MRI lumbar spine without contrastCPT 72148$2,920$298980%~$1,5836
Major joint replacement (hip/knee), with MCCMS-DRG 469$14,333$22,34664%$13,8712
OB global care, VBAC deliveryCPT 59610$7,180——$3,7703
OB global care, cesarean deliveryCPT 59510$7,576——$3,9773
OB global care, vaginal deliveryCPT 59400$4,558——$2,3933
OB ultrasound, 14+ weeksCPT 76805$338$130259%~$1976
Office consultation, comprehensiveCPT 99244$415——$2183
Office consultation, moderateCPT 99243$319——$1683
Office visit, established patient, level 3CPT 99213$164——$864
Office visit, established patient, level 4CPT 99214$242——$1275
Office visit, new patient, level 3CPT 99203$379——$1994
Office visit, new patient, level 4CPT 99204$476——$2504
Office visit, new patient, level 5CPT 99205$566——$2374
PSA (prostate specific antigen), totalCPT 84153$49$18266%~$296
Partial thromboplastin timeCPT 85730$16$6264%~$96
Percutaneous cardiac stent, no MCCMS-DRG 247$9,213——$6,5272
Physical therapy, therapeutic exerciseCPT 97110$75——$396
Preventive visit, new patient, 18-39CPT 99385$242——$1273
Preventive visit, new patient, 40-64CPT 99386$277——$1453
Prostate biopsyCPT 55700$119——$595
Prothrombin timeCPT 85610$12$4285%~$76
Psychotherapy, 30 minutesCPT 90832$153$22269%$765
Psychotherapy, 45 minutesCPT 90834$203$22292%$1005
Psychotherapy, 60 minutesCPT 90837$285$222129%$1505
Screening mammography, bilateralCPT 77067$528——~$3126
Shoulder arthroscopy, subacromial decompressionCPT 29826$394——$2073
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy, with CCMS-DRG 194$4,184$5,17781%$5,5032
Sleep study (polysomnography)CPT 95810$2,991$1,072279%$1,6216
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)CPT 84443$63$17377%~$376
Transforaminal epidural, lumbar/sacralCPT 64483$383$1,10435%$1895
Ultrasound, abdomen, completeCPT 76700$895$130686%~$5296
Ultrasound, transvaginalCPT 76830$510$130391%~$3026
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsyCPT 43239$660$1,13258%$3265
Upper GI endoscopy, diagnosticCPT 43235$585$1,13252%$2895
Urinalysis, automated, with microscopyCPT 81001$53$31681%~$316
Urinalysis, automated, without microscopyCPT 81003$29$21280%~$176
Urinalysis, manual, with microscopyCPT 81000$112$42794%~$666
Urinalysis, manual, without microscopyCPT 81002$67$31924%~$396
Vaginal delivery, no sterilization, no CC/MCCMS-DRG 807$3,584——$1,6912
X-ray, lower back, 4+ viewsCPT 72110$408$130312%~$2386

Click any column to sort. *Estimated from this hospital’s federal cost-report cost-to-charge ratio; approximate, least precise for imaging and labs (~). Sources and method on the methodology page. To put this hospital beside others, open it in the explorer.

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