UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
prices.
Cash-pay and insurance prices for 38 procedures at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, pulled from the federally-mandated machine-readable file the hospital is required to publish.
Procedure prices.
- Abdominal ultrasound, complete CPT 76700 no cash price published
- Brain MRI with and without contrast CPT 70553 no cash price published
- Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 no cash price published
- Carotid duplex ultrasound CPT 93880 no cash price published
- Carpal tunnel release CPT 29848 no cash price published
- Cataract surgery, one eye CPT 66984 no cash price published
- CBC with differential CPT 85025 no cash price published
- Chest X-ray, single view CPT 71045 no cash price published
- Colonoscopy with polyp removal CPT 45385 no cash price published
- Colonoscopy, diagnostic CPT 45378 no cash price published
- Comprehensive metabolic panel CPT 80053 no cash price published
- CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast CPT 74177 no cash price published
- DXA bone density scan CPT 77080 no cash price published
- Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler CPT 93306 no cash price published
- EKG with interpretation CPT 93000 no cash price published
- Hemoglobin A1c CPT 83036 no cash price published
- Inguinal hernia repair, open CPT 49505 no cash price published
- Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy CPT 29881 no cash price published
- Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast CPT 73721 no cash price published
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy CPT 47562 no cash price published
- Lipid panel CPT 80061 no cash price published
- Lumbar epidural steroid injection CPT 64483 no cash price published
- Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 no cash price published
- Mammogram, screening CPT 77067 no cash price published
- New patient office visit, level 3 CPT 99203 no cash price published
- New patient office visit, level 4 CPT 99204 no cash price published
- Office visit, established patient, level 3 CPT 99213 no cash price published
- Office visit, established patient, level 4 CPT 99214 no cash price published
- Polysomnography (sleep study) CPT 95810 no cash price published
- Prostate biopsy CPT 55700 no cash price published
- Psychotherapy, 45 minutes CPT 90834 no cash price published
- Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) CPT 30520 no cash price published
- Thyroid ultrasound CPT 76536 no cash price published
- Total hip replacement CPT 27130 no cash price published
- Total knee replacement CPT 27447 no cash price published
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) CPT 84443 no cash price published
- Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy CPT 43239 no cash price published
- Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) CPT 52353 no cash price published
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4/5 stars on CMS Hospital Care Compare. Based on ~50 measures of safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. View on Care Compare ↗
Patient experience.
CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 674 completed surveys.
| Measure | This hospital | Network avg | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCAHPS overall star rating | 3/5 | 2.8/5 | +0.2 |
| Would definitely recommend | 77% | 69.6% | +7pp |
| Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 | 73% | 68.6% | +4pp |
| Nurses always communicated well | 75% | 75.6% | -1pp |
| Doctors always communicated well | 79% | 76.6% | +2pp |
| Given clear info about recovery | 85% | 84.4% | +1pp |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 72% | 68.6% | +3pp |
| Staff always explained meds | 57% | 57.6% | -1pp |
| Quiet at night, always | 54% | 52.2% | +2pp |
About this data.
The prices above are pulled directly from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's machine-readable file (MRF), required under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50). We download the file, parse the rows for our shoppable CPT set, and publish the dollar amounts as the hospital published them. No surveys, no estimates.
Cash-pay rates are what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan; pick a payer in the comparison tool to see plan-specific numbers.