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Providence Saint John's Health Center vs Glendale Memorial Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 27 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Providence Saint John's Health Center is cheaper on more procedures (12 vs 8).

Santa Monica, CA
Providence
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 12 of 27 procedures
vs.
Glendale, CA
Dignity Health / CommonSpirit
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 8 of 27 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Providence Glendale Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $2,168 $2,638 Providence ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,967 $2,875 Glendale ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $2,228 $2,576 Providence ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,949 $3,253 Providence ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $627 $997 Providence ↓
Mammogram, screening $281 $231 Glendale ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $332 $227 Glendale ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $28 $184 Providence ↓
Lipid panel $31 $122 Providence ↓
CBC with differential $16 $96 Providence ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $39 $149 Providence ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $29 $10 Glendale ↓
Urinalysis $26 $36 Providence ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $2,850 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $611 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $587 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,374 $2,567 Providence ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $201 $71 Glendale ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $201 $103 Glendale ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,199 tie
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $2,858 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $382 $646 Providence ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $201 $100 Glendale ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $201 $143 Glendale ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $171 tie
Prostate biopsy $3,584 tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $38 $977 Providence ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Providence Glendale
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 75% 67%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 69%
Nurses always communicated well 73% 76%
Doctors always communicated well 75% 74%
Given clear info about recovery 78% 85%
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 71%
Staff always explained meds 55% 59%
Quiet at night, always 63% 51%

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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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