Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $66 — 4% above the US median ($63), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $64 | $8 | ★ 5/5 | — | 15.2% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $64 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | — | 15.6% |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $66 | $12 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | 15.4% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $102 | $10 | ★ 1/5 | 179 min | 14.9% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $203 | $79 | ★ 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 $66 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($19).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $124 list price could save about $58 (47%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Sacks, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,956 |
| Dudley Danoff, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,117 |
| Matthew Bui, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,055 |
| Mitchell Cohen, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 988 |
| David Josephson, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 778 |
| Justin Houman, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 737 |
| Arash Bereliani, M.D. | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 555 |
| Shervin Eshaghian, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 510 |
| Thomas Ahn, MD | Endocrinology | Los Angeles, CA | 417 |
| James Richards, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | 415 |
| Mehran Khorsandi, M.D., | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 402 |
| Jay Schapira, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 380 |
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