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Saint Francis Medical Center vs MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 30 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 (19 vs 0).

Saint Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Prime Healthcare
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 19 of 30 procedures
vs.
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
MemorialCare
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 0 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Saint MemorialCare Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $305 $7,384 Saint ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $446 $11,782 Saint ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $305 $7,633 Saint ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $305 $6,253 Saint ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $446 $10,055 Saint ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $133 $270 Saint ↓
Mammogram, screening $107 $760 Saint ↓
DXA bone density scan $133 $1,106 Saint ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $111 $916 Saint ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $10 $883 Saint ↓
Lipid panel $13 $35 Saint ↓
CBC with differential — $32 tie
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $16 $16 tie
Hemoglobin A1c — $12 tie
Urinalysis — $30 tie
Total knee replacement $16,431 — tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $7,737 — tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $4,582 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $1,190 $2,020 Saint ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $1,531 $6,052 Saint ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $1,160 $2,500 Saint ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $699 $1,631 Saint ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 — $227 tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 — $327 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,132 $10,717 Saint ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $133 $801 Saint ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 — $227 tie
New patient office visit, level 4 — $321 tie
Prostate biopsy $2,566 $5,206 Saint ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $305 $3,359 Saint ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Saint MemorialCare
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 59% 69%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 64% 67%
Nurses always communicated well 70% 74%
Doctors always communicated well 72% 72%
Given clear info about recovery 83% 84%
Room and bathroom always clean 74% 71%
Staff always explained meds 53% 55%
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.