How to Obtain Medical Records, Itemized Bills & Radiology from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Torrance & Huntington)
Cedars-Sinai is the largest non-profit academic medical center in the Western United States and one of the most frequent medical record and subpoena targets in Los Angeles County personal injury litigation.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Torrance & Huntington) Record Retrieval Profile
- ROI Processing Model
- Cedars-Sinai Health Information Department (Release of Information)
- Primary States & Statutory Jurisdiction
- CA
- Critical Retrieval & Subpoena Notes
- Note that many physicians admitting patients to Cedars-Sinai are private-practice attendings who maintain separate office charts and separate CMS-1500 billing outside Cedars-Sinai's hospital UB-04.
The 3-Department Routing Split at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Torrance & Huntington)
A standard medical record request sent only to Health Information Management (HIM) will almost never return itemized billing ledgers or native DICOM imaging. Below is how Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Torrance & Huntington) separates record production across three distinct units:
| Department Unit | Document Deliverable | Routing & Retrieval Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clinical HIM / Release of Information | Discharge Summaries, Operative Notes, ED Nursing Logs, Labs | Cedars-Sinai Health Information Department (Covers Cedars-Sinai Medical Center LA, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, Huntington Health Pasadena & Torrance Memorial) |
| 2. Patient Financial Services (Billing) | Itemized UB-04 (Facility) & CMS-1500 (Physician) Ledgers with CPT/ICD-10 | Cedars-Sinai Patient Financial Services (Hospital UB-04) + Cedars-Sinai Medical Network (CMS-1500) |
| 3. Radiology Film Library (PACS) | Native DICOM Imaging Studies (MRI, CT, X-Ray, Ultrasound) | Cedars-Sinai S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Film Library |
State Statutory Copying Fee Caps Governing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Torrance & Huntington)
While direct-to-patient requests under 45 CFR § 164.524(c)(4) qualify for the federal cost-based labor rate, third-party attorney and subpoena requests to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Torrance & Huntington) are governed by the statutory per-page fee schedule of the state where treatment was rendered: