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UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center: procedure prices

1250 16th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · part of UCLA Health. Median prices below are computed from the hospital's own price transparency file.

Procedure	Gross charge	Cash price	Commercial median	Range	# rates
Cardiac stress test	—	—	$96	$96	1
EKG (electrocardiogram)	—	—	$29	$29	1
Echocardiogram	—	—	$852	$703–$1,958	7
Nerve conduction / EMG study	—	—	$655	$431–$1,337	14
Sleep study (overnight in lab)	—	—	$1,581	$1,104–$3,077	14
Colonoscopy	—	—	$2,064	$1,196–$6,999	27
Upper endoscopy (EGD)	—	—	$1,457	$1,167–$3,250	14
Abdomen and pelvis CT (with contrast)	—	—	$555	$449–$1,250	7
Abdominal ultrasound	—	—	$165	$134–$375	7
Bone density scan (DEXA)	—	—	$165	$134–$375	7
Brain MRI (with and without contrast)	—	—	$555	$449–$1,250	7
Brain MRI (without contrast)	—	—	$376	$307–$855	7
CT angiogram (chest)	—	—	$277	$226–$628	7
Chest X-ray	—	—	$137	$112–$312	7
Head CT scan (without contrast)	—	—	$165	$134–$375	7
Knee MRI	—	—	$376	$307–$855	7
Lower back MRI (lumbar spine)	—	—	$376	$307–$855	7
PET/CT scan	—	—	$2,266	$1,839–$5,123	14
Pregnancy ultrasound	—	—	$165	$134–$375	7
Screening mammogram	—	—	$239	$172–$476	5
Blood sugar test (hemoglobin A1c)	—	—	$14	$10–$27	7
Cholesterol test (lipid panel)	—	—	$20	$13–$37	7
Complete blood count (CBC)	—	—	$11	$8–$21	7
Comprehensive metabolic panel	—	—	$16	$11–$29	7
PSA test	—	—	$27	$18–$51	7
Thyroid test (TSH)	—	—	$25	$17–$46	7
Vitamin D test	—	—	$44	$30–$82	7
C-section delivery	—	—	$15,336	$5,183–$27,194	10
Childbirth (vaginal delivery)	—	—	$12,246	$8,284–$18,531	9
ACL reconstruction	—	—	$11,098	$5,997–$25,998	9
Appendectomy	—	—	$9,688	$7,776–$21,660	9
Carpal tunnel release	—	—	$3,377	$2,512–$6,999	9
Cataract surgery	—	—	$3,562	$2,968–$8,269	7
Gallbladder removal surgery	—	—	$16,783	$7,776–$22,777	15
Hernia repair surgery (inguinal)	—	—	$6,734	$4,605–$12,828	10
Hip replacement	—	—	$23,362	$7,998–$45,999	14
Tonsillectomy	—	—	$9,137	$4,264–$21,210	33
Total knee replacement	—	—	$23,362	$7,998–$45,999	14
Vasectomy	—	—	$3,226	$2,689–$7,489	7
Joint injection (cortisone shot)	—	—	$474	$395–$1,100	7
Physical therapy session	—	—	$115	$37–$349	10
Urgent care / office visit (new patient)	—	—	$57	$34–$69	3

SOURCE: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center standard-charges file dated 2026-03-29 · retrieved 2026-08-03 · 954541687_santa-monica-ucla-medical-center-and-ortho · CMS v3.0.0