CT scan of the leg without contrast cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,132 — 73% above the US median ($1,234), roughly 16.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $920 ★ 3/5 19.1%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $2,132 $146 ★ 5/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $2,132 $146 ★ 3/5 15.6%
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $2,640 $206 ★ 1/5 179 min 14.9%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,337 $708 ★ 5/5 369 min 14.3%

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 August 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$4,100
Cash / self-pay
$2,132
Insurer-negotiated
$206
Medicare pays
$130
$1,405$3,658
Median cash $2,132  ·  Medicare $130  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,132 — about 16.4× the Medicare rate ($130). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($261).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,100 list price could save about $1,968 (48%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Aaron Schein, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA240
Vanja Varenika, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA128
John Rhee, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA124
Robert Reuter, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA118
Dwight Lee, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA108
Douglas Brown, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA91
Michael Chiu, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA89
Eric White, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA89
Kim Lee, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA77
Steve Stanford, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA66
Dani SarohiaDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA46
Rajan Patel, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryLos Angeles, CA13

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