Prices at 8 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $338 — 111% above the US median ($161), roughly 40.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateways Hosp Mental Health Ctr | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $171 | $64 | ★ 3/5 | — | 19.1% |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $291 | $75 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | 15.4% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $338 | — | ★ 5/5 | — | 15.2% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $338 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | 15.6% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $461 | $113 | ★ 1/5 | 179 min | 14.9% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $674 | $95 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $338 — about 40.5× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $599 list price could save about $261 (44%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xunzhang Wang, MD. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Los Angeles, CA | 9,330 |
| Edward Abdullah, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Los Angeles, CA | 6,057 |
| Harry Peled, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 5,032 |
| Vivian Mo, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 3,797 |
| Henry Honda, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 3,495 |
| Christopher Chu, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 3,219 |
| Mehran Khorsandi, M.D., | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,801 |
| Stephen Corday, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,221 |
| Sumeet Chugh, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,183 |
| Gary Reznik, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,111 |
| Gaurav Banka, MD | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 2,005 |
| Martha Preciado, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,812 |
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