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Children's Hospital Los Angeles vs Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello.

Side-by-side prices for 23 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Children's Hospital Los Angeles is cheaper on more procedures (12 vs 5).

Los Angeles, CA
CHLA
Cheaper on 12 of 23 procedures
vs.
Montebello, CA
Adventist Health
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 5 of 23 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Children's Adventist Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $478 $1,314 Children's ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $904 $2,544 Children's ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $478 $1,362 Children's ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $182 $1,326 Children's ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $278 $2,556 Children's ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $18 $812 Children's ↓
Lipid panel $15 $93 Children's ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $52 $103 Children's ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $87 tie
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy $50 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $429 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $294 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $119 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $140 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $859 $65 Adventist ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $18 $24 Children's ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $20 $36 Children's ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $624 $73 Adventist ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $308 $367 Children's ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $46 $34 Adventist ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $20 $50 Children's ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $48 $28 Adventist ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $90 $43 Adventist ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Children's Adventist
HCAHPS overall star rating
Would definitely recommend
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10
Nurses always communicated well
Doctors always communicated well
Given clear info about recovery
Room and bathroom always clean
Staff always explained meds
Quiet at night, always

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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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