MRI of the abdomen cost in Orange, CA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Orange, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $6,462 — 194% above the US median ($2,198), roughly 21.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $2,180 $505 ★ 4/5 318 min —
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA $6,462 $3,000 — — —
Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange Orange, CA $6,462 $3,000 — — —
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA $7,505 $507 ★ 2/5 151 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)
$6,462
Cash / self-pay
$6,462
Insurer-negotiated
$1,754
Medicare pays
$300
$3,464$7,192
Median cash $6,462  ·  Medicare $300  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $6,462 — about 21.5× the Medicare rate ($300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($601).

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Doctors who perform this in Orange

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
Garrett Ward, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA251
Fataneh Sarlati, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA146
Justin Glavis-Bloom, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA137
Akash Joshi, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA108
Rony Kampalath, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA102
James Shi, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA94
Karen Tran-Harding, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA94
Roozbeh Houshyar, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA52
Reza Sirous, M.D., MPHDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA18

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