X-ray of the elbow cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $432 — 56% above the US median ($276), roughly 13.1× 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 $158 $95 ★ 3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $432 $99 ★ 5/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $432 $99 ★ 3/5
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $591 $170 ★ 1/5 172 min
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $1,144 $110 ★ 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)
$710
Cash / self-pay
$432
Insurer-negotiated
$104
Medicare pays
$33
$129$868
Median cash $432  ·  Medicare $33  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $432 — about 13.1× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($66).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $710 list price could save about $279 (39%).

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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
Tigran Avoian, MDOrthopedic SurgeryLos Angeles, CA56
Ryan Dellamaggiora, M.D.Hand SurgeryLos Angeles, CA42
Spencer McandrewsPhysician AssistantLos Angeles, CA41
Eugene Tsai, M.D.Hand SurgeryLos Angeles, CA38
Gabriel Rubanenko, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryLos Angeles, CA15

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