Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $39 — 58% below the US median ($92), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $11 | $18 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $15 | $150 | ★ 5/5 | 355 min | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $31 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $47 | $16 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La | Los Angeles, CA | $47 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $69 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 254 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 $39 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($18). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($37).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $60 list price could save about $22 (36%).
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 | 1,964 |
| Kiarash Michel, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,435 |
| David Josephson, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,224 |
| Dudley Danoff, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,126 |
| Matthew Bui, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,047 |
| Christopher Ng, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 1,004 |
| Justin Houman, MD | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 731 |
| Arnold Cinman, M.D. | Urology | Los Angeles, CA | 724 |
| Youram Nassir, MD | Hematology | Los Angeles, CA | 600 |
| Mitchell Gross, M.D. | Medical Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 390 |
| Shahrooz Eshaghian, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | 386 |
| Peter Ruane, MD | Infectious Disease | Los Angeles, CA | 325 |
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