Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $121 — 96% above the US median ($62), roughly 15.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $74 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $111 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $111 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $132 | $13 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $153 | $8 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $591 | $63 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $121 — about 15.6× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $213 list price could save about $92 (43%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youram Nassir, MD | Hematology | Los Angeles, CA | 6,378 |
| Stephen Corday, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,491 |
| Shahrooz Eshaghian, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,341 |
| Inderjit Mehmi, M.D. | Medical Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,245 |
| Samuel Slomowitz, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,153 |
| Stephen Sacks, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,959 |
| Arash Horizon, M.D. | Rheumatology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,731 |
| Erwin Grussie | Medical Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,515 |
| Evangelia Kirimis, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,493 |
| Lawrence Piro, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,439 |
| Kristopher Wentzel, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,365 |
| Dudley Danoff, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,265 |
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