Uci Health - Los Alamitos
3751 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Hospital ***** CMS quality 1 of 5
60%Self-pay discount
60% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 1,239 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 8.2× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 172
- Ownership
- Government (state)
- Health system
- The Regents of the University of CA
- Medicare ID
- 050551
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 1 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
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.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.2× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.5× | |
| Anesthesia 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 15.2× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.5× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 25.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 25.9× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.5× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.0× | |
| Occupational therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.5× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.2× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 35.8× | |
| EEG brain monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.3× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.9× | |
| Dialysis most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.8× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.5× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.6× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.9× |
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.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $220 cash price | $550 60% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $3.60 cash price | $9.00 60% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $6.40 cash price | $16.00 60% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $0.80 cash price | $2.00 60% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $3.60 cash price | $9.00 60% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $4.40 cash price | $11.00 60% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $6.00 cash price | $15.00 60% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $1.60 cash price | $4.00 60% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.20 cash price | $8.00 60% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $3.20 cash price | $8.00 60% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $746 cash price | $1,864 60% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050551, 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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