Bone scan (nuclear) cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,207 — 60% above the US median ($1,378), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $681 — ★ 3/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $2,122 $447 ★ 5/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $2,122 $447 ★ 3/5 — —
California Hospital Medical Center La Los Angeles, CA $2,292 $562 ★ 2/5 254 min —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $2,557 $773 ★ 1/5 172 min —
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,082 $581 ★ 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 October 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)
$4,080
Cash / self-pay
$2,207
Insurer-negotiated
$571
Medicare pays
$259
$1,401$3,319
Median cash $2,207  ·  Medicare $259  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,207 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($259). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,080 list price could save about $1,873 (46%).

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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
Alessandro Dagnolo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA191
Louise Thomson, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA125
Feraas Jabi, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA25
Hossein Jadvar, M.D.Nuclear MedicineLos Angeles, CA20
Peter Conti, M.D.Nuclear MedicineLos Angeles, CA15

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