Carotid artery ultrasound cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,155 — 52% above the US median ($761), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $912 ★ 5/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $912 ★ 3/5 15.6%
California Hospital Medical Center La Los Angeles, CA $1,081 $315 ★ 2/5 254 min 15.4%
L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $1,229 $256 ★ 3/5 19.1%
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $1,904 $397 ★ 1/5 179 min 14.9%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $3,031 $324 ★ 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 July 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)
$1,829
Cash / self-pay
$1,155
Insurer-negotiated
$324
Medicare pays
$156
$912$2,468
Median cash $1,155  ·  Medicare $156  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,155 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($156). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($313).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,829 list price could save about $674 (37%).

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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.

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