Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,676 — 16% above the US median ($3,166), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,814 | $1,659 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $3,676 | $1,452 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $3,676 | $1,452 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $4,271 | $2,569 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $6,563 | $1,626 | ★ 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 $3,676 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,070 list price could save about $3,394 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Preciado, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 422 |
| Kruti Pandya, M.D. | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 207 |
| Do Hee Kim, MD | Nuclear Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 186 |
| Parveen Garg, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 180 |
| Raed Bargout, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 176 |
| Joseph Ghazal, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 155 |
| Jessica Weiss, DO | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 152 |
| Brandon Itagaki, M.D. | Interventional Radiology | Los Angeles, CA | 150 |
| Hossein Jadvar, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 125 |
| Ramin Tabibiazar, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 122 |
| Kamran Shamsa, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 105 |
| Geoffrey Cho, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 105 |
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