Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,050 — 118% above the US median ($482), roughly 7.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $667 | $295 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $950 | $452 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,050 | $282 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,050 | $282 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,346 | $9,828 | ★ 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 $1,050 — about 7.9× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,020 list price could save about $970 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ng, MD | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 23 |
| William Li, MD | Infectious Disease | Los Angeles, CA | 19 |
| Philip Abdoush, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 18 |
| Mahfuzul Majumdar, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Los Angeles, CA | 18 |
| Stephen Bauer, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 17 |
| Jarod Keller, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 17 |
| Sameer Bajaj, MD | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Los Angeles, CA | 17 |
| Daniel Oblitas, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 16 |
| Meghan Cochran-Yu, MD | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Los Angeles, CA | 15 |
| Aliasgher Hussain, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 15 |
| Salvador Rios, MD | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 15 |
| Marc Eckstein, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 14 |
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