Kidney ultrasound cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 7 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $808 — 61% above the US median ($502), roughly 9.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $327 $115 ★ 3/5 19.1%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $767 $117 ★ 5/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $767 $117 ★ 3/5 15.6%
California Hospital Medical Center La Los Angeles, CA $849 $162 ★ 2/5 254 min 15.4%
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA $1,583 $206 ★ 1/5 179 min 14.9%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $1,814 $142 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,529
Cash / self-pay
$808
Insurer-negotiated
$142
Medicare pays
$84
$547$1,698
Median cash $808  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $808 — about 9.7× the Medicare rate ($84). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,529 list price could save about $721 (47%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Alexander Gershman, MDUrologyLos Angeles, CA2,054
Nicholas Dzebolo, MDInterventional RadiologyLos Angeles, CA1,662
Dae Rheem, M.D.GastroenterologyLos Angeles, CA692
Mark Song, MD, PHDInternal MedicineLos Angeles, CA393
Mamata Chithriki, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA331
Benjamin Gross, M.D.NeurologyLos Angeles, CA233
Kaveh Soleimanpour, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA193
Rinat Masamed, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA188
Steven Henderson, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA187
Edward Grant, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA175
Simin Bahrami, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA158
Michelle Hopstone, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLos Angeles, CA153

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