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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center vs Providence Saint John's Health Center.

Side-by-side prices for 31 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Providence Saint John's Health Center is cheaper on more procedures (26 vs 2).

Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Health System
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 2 of 31 procedures
vs.
Santa Monica, CA
Providence
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 26 of 31 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Cedars-Sinai Providence Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $3,543 $2,168 Providence ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $10,021 $2,967 Providence ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $5,143 $2,228 Providence ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,985 $1,790 Providence ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $11,088 $1,949 Providence ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $2,346 $627 Providence ↓
Mammogram, screening $1,178 $281 Providence ↓
DXA bone density scan $1,144 $328 Providence ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $874 $332 Providence ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $629 $28 Providence ↓
Lipid panel $11 $31 Cedars-Sinai ↓
CBC with differential $591 $16 Providence ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $13 $39 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $203 $29 Providence ↓
Urinalysis $120 $26 Providence ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $6,652 $2,850 Providence ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $611 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $3,397 $587 Providence ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $5,278 $1,374 Providence ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $382 $201 Providence ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $623 $201 Providence ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $4,469 $1,199 Providence ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $1,079 $30 Providence ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $2,858 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,985 $382 Providence ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $382 $201 Providence ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $623 $201 Providence ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $171 tie
Prostate biopsy $8,356 $3,584 Providence ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $3,031 $38 Providence ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $795 $251 Providence ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Cedars-Sinai Providence
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 78% 75%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 75% 74%
Nurses always communicated well 76% 73%
Doctors always communicated well 76% 75%
Given clear info about recovery 84% 78%
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 73%
Staff always explained meds 56% 55%
Quiet at night, always 52% 63%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

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