Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
18321 Clark Street, Tarzana, CA 91356 · 117 Priced Procedures · 76% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +37% above the fair benchmark (1.37×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.37× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.6× Medicare (p50 1.38×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.9× Medicare (p75 1.87×, +36% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.29× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 12% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 76% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (10.7% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 2.0× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (2.3×) & laboratory (3.8×) services average 1.19× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.87×) jump +36% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.38×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 14.7× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 117 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $8,233
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (10.7% of gross = $8,233).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($76,874) is $46,099 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 3.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (10.7% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-04-04·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2023-03-27·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2022-01-12·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2021-07-20·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (482 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.