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MLK Community Hospital vs Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 36 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. MLK Community Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (18 vs 2).

MLK Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
MLK Community Healthcare
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 18 of 36 procedures
vs.
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
Marina del Rey, CA
Cedars-Sinai Health System
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 2 of 36 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure MLK Cedars-Sinai Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $3,461 $3,966 MLK ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $4,846 $4,407 Cedars-Sinai ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,340 $3,196 MLK ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,108 $3,196 Cedars-Sinai ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $2,472 $6,798 MLK ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,323 $1,709 MLK ↓
Mammogram, screening — $390 tie
Chest X-ray, single view $380 $574 MLK ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $254 $411 MLK ↓
Lipid panel $74 $196 MLK ↓
CBC with differential $128 $319 MLK ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $323 MLK ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $58 $203 MLK ↓
Urinalysis — $44 tie
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $656 tie
Total knee replacement — $656 tie
Total hip replacement — $656 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $656 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $5,204 tie
Cataract surgery, one eye — $656 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $656 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $656 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $656 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,663 $3,606 MLK ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $129 $233 MLK ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $129 $276 MLK ↓
Carpal tunnel release — $656 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection — $2,447 tie
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) — $656 tie
Total abdominal hysterectomy — $656 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $117 $1,251 MLK ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $129 $233 MLK ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $129 $276 MLK ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $656 tie
Prostate biopsy $1,758 $2,455 MLK ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $255 $1,845 MLK ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure MLK Cedars-Sinai
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 69% 62%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 67% 61%
Nurses always communicated well 71% 72%
Doctors always communicated well 77% 75%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 83%
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 67%
Staff always explained meds 55% 57%
Quiet at night, always 47% 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.

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