EKG / ECG (tracing only) cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 8 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $338 — 84% above the US median ($184), roughly 48.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Gateways Hosp Mental Health Ctr Los Angeles, CA $100
L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $193 $64 ★ 3/5
California Hospital Medical Center La Los Angeles, CA $291 $75 ★ 2/5 254 min
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $338 ★ 5/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $338 ★ 3/5
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $461 $115 ★ 1/5 172 min
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $674 $74 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$599
Cash / self-pay
$338
Insurer-negotiated
$75
Medicare pays
$7
$156$546
Median cash $338  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $338 — about 48.2× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $599 list price could save about $261 (44%).

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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
Noel Boyle, M.D.CardiologyLos Angeles, CA258
Marmar Vaseghi, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyLos Angeles, CA162
Andrew Watson, M.D.CardiologyLos Angeles, CA123
Carlos Macias, MDInternal MedicineLos Angeles, CA98
Houman Khakpour, M.D.Internal MedicineLos Angeles, CA82
Lusine Harutyunyan, P.A.Physician AssistantLos Angeles, CA68
Ryan AroninInternal MedicineLos Angeles, CA68
Patrick Yao, MDInternal MedicineLos Angeles, CA61
Yuliya Krokhaleva, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyLos Angeles, CA50
Justin Hayase, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyLos Angeles, CA45
Olujimi Ajijola, MD PHDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyLos Angeles, CA40
Kim Fouche, M.D.Emergency MedicineLos Angeles, CA36

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