Prices at 5 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $22 — 48% below the US median ($42), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $8 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $22 | $4 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $22 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $73 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 254 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 $22 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($11).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $43 list price could save about $20 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Sacks, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,513 |
| Christopher Ng, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,143 |
| Susan Rusnack, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,546 |
| Dudley Danoff, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,449 |
| Arnold Cinman, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,273 |
| Matthew Bui, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,234 |
| Gary Leach, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,153 |
| Hew Quon, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 410 |
| Shadi Yaghoubian, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 335 |
| Shadi Yaghoubian, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 324 |
| Susan Pekarovics, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 79 |
| Apollonia Godoy, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Los Angeles, CA | 71 |
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