Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $96 — 4% below the US median ($100), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $49 | $53 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $70 | $56 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $96 | $43 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $96 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $331 | $13,270 | ★ 5/5 | 355 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $96 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $184 list price could save about $88 (48%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Los Angeles
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownell Payne, MD | Anesthesiology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,077 |
| Arman Hekmati, M.D. | Geriatric Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 461 |
| Rabin Nikjoo, M.D. | Family Practice | Los Angeles, CA | 313 |
| Paula Drivas, RPAC | Physician Assistant | Los Angeles, CA | 305 |
| Dan Katz, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 285 |
| Oleg Bess, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Los Angeles, CA | 259 |
| Amy Wilson | Nurse Practitioner | Los Angeles, CA | 39 |
| Shahram Bonyadlou, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Los Angeles, CA | 28 |
| Steffany Quinn, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Los Angeles, CA | 21 |
| Tawney Freeman, PA | Physician Assistant | Los Angeles, CA | 20 |
| Patricia Chamul, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant | Los Angeles, CA | 13 |
| David Davis-Boozer, MD | Family Practice | Los Angeles, CA | 12 |
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