X-ray of the lower leg cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $369 — 52% above the US median ($243), roughly 11.8× 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 $116 ★ 3/5 19.1%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $369 $99 ★ 5/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $369 $99 ★ 3/5 15.6%
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $541 $170 ★ 1/5 179 min 14.9%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $874 $110 ★ 5/5 369 min 14.3%

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 June 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)
$625
Cash / self-pay
$369
Insurer-negotiated
$110
Medicare pays
$31
$108$707
Median cash $369  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $369 — about 11.8× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $625 list price could save about $256 (41%).

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