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College Medical Center

2776 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90801  Hospital  ***** CMS quality 3 of 5

100%Self-pay discount
100% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 864 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average charges
Charges 2.1× its own reported cost, across all services.
Type
Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
Beds
220
Ownership
For-profit
Health system
College Health Enterprises
Medicare ID
050776
Cost report
FY ending 12/31/2024
CMS quality
***** 3 of 5
Emergency dept
Yes

Cost rating by procedure category

Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.

CategoryRatingMarkup
Surgery (operating room)
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
3.3×
X-ray and diagnostic imaging
cheapest 25% of US hospitals
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
1.9×
CT scan
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
15.3×
MRI
cheapest 25% of US hospitals
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
1.2×
Lab tests and bloodwork
50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
7.7×
Respiratory therapy
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
3.6×
Physical therapy
cheapest 25% of US hospitals
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
1.4×
Speech therapy
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
2.3×
EKG and heart monitoring
25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
9.1×
Drugs given at the facility
most expensive 25% of US hospitals
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
23.2×
Emergency room visit
cheapest 25% of US hospitals
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
3.3×
Inpatient room and board
cheapest 25% of US hospitals
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
1.2×

What this hospital charges a cash payer

Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.

ServiceCashList price
One unit of red blood cells for transfusion
HCPCS P9016
$216
cash price
$854,106
100% off
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050776, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.

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