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Saint Francis Medical Center vs California Hospital 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 (14 vs 1).

Saint Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Prime Healthcare
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 14 of 29 procedures
vs.
California Hospital Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Dignity Health / CommonSpirit
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 1 of 29 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Saint California Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $305 $3,125 Saint ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $446 $5,219 Saint ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $305 $2,797 Saint ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $446 $1,724 Saint ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $133 $1,299 Saint ↓
Mammogram, screening $107 $199 Saint ↓
DXA bone density scan $133 $153 Saint ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $111 $345 Saint ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $10 $427 Saint ↓
Lipid panel $13 $253 Saint ↓
CBC with differential — $132 tie
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $16 $178 Saint ↓
Hemoglobin A1c — $15 tie
Urinalysis — $87 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 $699 $2,115 Saint ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 — $107 tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 — $151 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,132 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $133 $970 Saint ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 — $148 tie
New patient office visit, level 4 — $213 tie
Prostate biopsy $2,566 $1,589 California ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $305 $1,081 Saint ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Saint California
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 59% 64%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 64% 67%
Nurses always communicated well 70% 71%
Doctors always communicated well 72% 68%
Given clear info about recovery 83% 81%
Room and bathroom always clean 74% 70%
Staff always explained meds 53% 57%
Quiet at night, always 52% 45%

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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.