Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Los Angeles, CA

MS-DRG 552 · 7 hospitals in Los Angeles

Charges here run from $37,355 to $170,720 — a difference of $133,365 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical California hospital charges $72,198.

Hospitals in Los Angeles, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
C Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA	$37,355 48% below the state average	$10,166	33
C Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles, CA	$46,493 36% below the state average	$10,411	11
D Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	$50,662 30% below the state average	$10,757	15
D Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles, CA	$57,297 21% below the state average	$15,469	12
C Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	$74,825 4% above the state average	$19,400	18
F Adventist Health White Memorial Los Angeles, CA	$111,549 55% above the state average	$12,680	12
F Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	$170,720 136% above the state average	$13,859	146

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.