Cedars Sinai Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Cedars Sinai Medical Center? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
400%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care on a sliding scale if your income is between 401% and 600% of the poverty level — you pay no more than the Medicare or Medi-Cal rate.
How to apply: Cedars-Sinai: Help paying your bill
Phone: 323-866-8600 — Patient Services. Financial Advocate office: 310-423-5071 (Mon–Fri, 8:00am–4:30pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — they apply to medically necessary care.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (online at the link below, or pick up a copy at any registration or admissions desk) and gather proof of income.
- Submit the application with your documents. For help in person, visit the Patient Financial Advocate office at 8700 Beverly Blvd, South Tower, Room 1740, Los Angeles (Mon–Fri, 8:00am–4:30pm).
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- Cedars-Sinai plain-language summary of its Financial Assistance Policy (PDF)
- Cedars-Sinai: Help paying your bill