Kidney ultrasound cost in Orange, CA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Orange, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,710 — 241% above the US median ($501), roughly 20.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $374 $182 ★ 4/5 318 min —
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA $1,133 $162 ★ 2/5 151 min —
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA $2,286 $1,120 — — —
Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange Orange, CA $2,286 $1,120 — — —

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)
$1,710
Cash / self-pay
$1,710
Insurer-negotiated
$651
Medicare pays
$84
$601$2,286
Median cash $1,710  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,710 — about 20.5× the Medicare rate ($84). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

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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
Justin Glavis-Bloom, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA297
James Shi, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA283
Antony Minasaghanian, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA271
Garrett Ward, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA207
Karen Tran-Harding, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA190
Rony Kampalath, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA166
Akash Joshi, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA145
Reza Shahbaz, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA138
Andrew Lee, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA132
Arti Gupta, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA121
Fataneh Sarlati, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA113
Tri Ngo, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA107

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