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USC Norris Cancer Hospital vs USC Arcadia Hospital.

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. USC Arcadia Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (15 vs 5).

USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Keck Medicine of USC
Cheaper on 5 of 30 procedures
vs.
USC Arcadia Hospital
Arcadia, CA
Keck Medicine of USC
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 15 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure USC USC Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $4,549 $2,060 USC ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $6,865 $2,944 USC ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $4,156 $1,987 USC ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $2,942 $1,693 USC ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $8,938 $2,333 USC ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,774 $586 USC ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $801 $211 USC ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $25 $231 USC ↓
Lipid panel $107 $151 USC ↓
CBC with differential $19 $95 USC ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $10 $152 USC ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $84 $88 USC ↓
Urinalysis $44 $24 USC ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $8,513 tie
Total knee replacement — $19,449 tie
Total hip replacement — $23,248 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $9,407 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $7,474 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $1,788 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $1,831 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $1,845 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $5,389 $1,499 USC ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $6,928 $1,311 USC ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) — $3,558 tie
Total abdominal hysterectomy — $21,703 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,330 $506 USC ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $438 $110 USC ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $595 $145 USC ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $18,988 $9,049 USC ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,326 $937 USC ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure USC USC
HCAHPS overall star rating — 2/5
Would definitely recommend — 62%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 — 61%
Nurses always communicated well — 69%
Doctors always communicated well — 72%
Given clear info about recovery — 83%
Room and bathroom always clean — 67%
Staff always explained meds — 51%
Quiet at night, always — 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.