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California Hospital Medical Center vs Adventist Health Glendale.

Side-by-side prices for 28 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Adventist Health Glendale is cheaper on more procedures (21 vs 1).

California Hospital Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Dignity Health / CommonSpirit
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 1 of 28 procedures
vs.
Adventist Health Glendale
Glendale, CA
Adventist Health
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 21 of 28 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure California Adventist Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $3,125 $46 Adventist ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $5,219 $71 Adventist ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $2,797 $46 Adventist ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,724 $56 Adventist ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,299 $25 Adventist ↓
Mammogram, screening $199 $18 Adventist ↓
DXA bone density scan $153 $130 Adventist ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $345 $50 Adventist ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $427 $44 Adventist ↓
Lipid panel $253 $27 Adventist ↓
CBC with differential $132 $26 Adventist ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $178 $35 Adventist ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $15 $46 California ↓
Urinalysis $87 $15 Adventist ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $43 tie
Total knee replacement — $98 tie
Total hip replacement — $98 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $291 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $232 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,115 $54 Adventist ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $107 $21 Adventist ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $151 $31 Adventist ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection — $63 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $970 $17 Adventist ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $148 $26 Adventist ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $213 $42 Adventist ↓
Prostate biopsy $1,589 $995 Adventist ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,081 $15 Adventist ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure California Adventist
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 64% 71%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 67% 68%
Nurses always communicated well 71% 77%
Doctors always communicated well 68% 76%
Given clear info about recovery 81% 87%
Room and bathroom always clean 70% 77%
Staff always explained meds 57% 61%
Quiet at night, always 45% 54%

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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.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.