CashPrice · what hospitals actually charge cash-pay patients — normalized from the federal price-transparency files

Los Angeles, CA — hospital cash prices

Hospitals covered: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

ProcedureCash priceHospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)from $190.161
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)from $311.061
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)from $1861
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)from $185.651
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)from $196.921
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)from $197.261
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)from $190.961
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)from $101.271
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)from $281.801
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)from $127.321
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)from $83.201
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)from $67.651
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)from $119.451
Chest X-Ray (2 views)from $27.481
Diagnostic Colonoscopyfrom $1,141.931
Colonoscopy with Biopsyfrom $1,474.421
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)from $1,474.421
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)from $1,132.591
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)from $4,044.211
Cataract Surgery (one eye)from $2,897.901
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)from $239.761
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)from $9.281
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)from $11.541
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)from $6.751
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)from $8.541
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)from $37.501
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)from $68.901
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)from $348.071