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Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center vs Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital.

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. Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (17 vs 11).

Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Kaiser Permanente
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 17 of 31 procedures
vs.
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
Marina del Rey, CA
Cedars-Sinai Health System
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 11 of 31 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Kaiser Cedars-Sinai Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $2,600 $3,966 Kaiser ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $3,068 $4,407 Kaiser ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $2,496 $3,196 Kaiser ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $2,392 $3,196 Kaiser ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $4,004 $6,798 Kaiser ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,191 $1,709 Kaiser ↓
Mammogram, screening $380 $390 Kaiser ↓
DXA bone density scan $473 — tie
Chest X-ray, single view $364 $574 Kaiser ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $269 $411 Kaiser ↓
Lipid panel $101 $196 Kaiser ↓
CBC with differential $111 $319 Kaiser ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $109 $323 Kaiser ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $64 $203 Kaiser ↓
Urinalysis $50 $44 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy $5,148 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Total knee replacement — $656 tie
Total hip replacement — $656 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $13,208 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $7,389 $5,204 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Cataract surgery, one eye $5,044 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,080 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $2,288 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $1,768 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,688 $3,606 Kaiser ↓
Carpal tunnel release $3,453 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,940 $2,447 Kaiser ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $4,924 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $827 $1,251 Kaiser ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $7,062 $656 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $973 $1,845 Kaiser ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Kaiser Cedars-Sinai
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 75% 62%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 61%
Nurses always communicated well 78% 72%
Doctors always communicated well 80% 75%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 83%
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 67%
Staff always explained meds 60% 57%
Quiet at night, always 55% 46%

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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.