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MLK Community Hospital vs Saint Francis Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 29 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Saint Francis Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (11 vs 3).

MLK Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
MLK Community Healthcare
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 3 of 29 procedures
vs.
Saint Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Prime Healthcare
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 11 of 29 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure MLK Saint Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $3,461 $305 Saint ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $4,846 $446 Saint ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,340 $305 Saint ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,108 $305 Saint ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $2,472 $446 Saint ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,323 $133 Saint ↓
Mammogram, screening — $107 tie
DXA bone density scan — $133 tie
Chest X-ray, single view $380 $111 Saint ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $254 $10 Saint ↓
Lipid panel $74 $13 Saint ↓
CBC with differential $128 — tie
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $16 Saint ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $58 — tie
Total knee replacement — $16,431 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $7,737 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $4,582 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $1,190 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $1,531 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $1,160 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,663 $699 Saint ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $129 — tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $129 — tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection — $1,132 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $117 $133 MLK ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $129 — tie
New patient office visit, level 4 $129 — tie
Prostate biopsy $1,758 $2,566 MLK ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $255 $305 MLK ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure MLK Saint
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 69% 59%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 67% 64%
Nurses always communicated well 71% 70%
Doctors always communicated well 77% 72%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 83%
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 74%
Staff always explained meds 55% 53%
Quiet at night, always 47% 52%

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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.