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Providence Saint John's Health Center vs Monterey Park Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 23 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 (13 vs 4).

Santa Monica, CA
Providence
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 13 of 23 procedures
vs.
Monterey Park, CA
AHMC Healthcare
1/5 CMS
Cheaper on 4 of 23 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Providence Monterey Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $2,168 $7,084 Providence ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,967 $7,451 Providence ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $2,228 $7,020 Providence ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,790 $7,020 Providence ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,949 $5,114 Providence ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $627 $2,013 Providence ↓
Mammogram, screening $281 $456 Providence ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $332 $451 Providence ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $28 $50 Providence ↓
Lipid panel $31 $23 Monterey ↓
CBC with differential $16 $13 Monterey ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $39 $18 Monterey ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $29 $16 Monterey ↓
Urinalysis $26 $121 Providence ↓
Inguinal hernia repair, open $2,850 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $611 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $587 tie
EKG with interpretation $1,065 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,374 $3,042 Providence ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $2,858 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $382 $2,132 Providence ↓
Prostate biopsy $3,584 tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $38 $2,640 Providence ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Providence Monterey
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 75% 58%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 60%
Nurses always communicated well 73% 75%
Doctors always communicated well 75% 71%
Given clear info about recovery 78% 80%
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 73%
Staff always explained meds 55% 62%
Quiet at night, always 63% 47%

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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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