Request your medical records from Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai patients can request records through My CS-Link or by sending a signed authorization to the Health Information (Medical Records) department by mail or fax.
How Cedars-Sinai handles record requests
The fastest path is usually My CS-Link (MyChart), where you can view and download a lot of your record yourself. For a full or formal copy, use the letter below.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Release of Information, Health Information Department
- 8700 Beverly Blvd., Room 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Fax
- 310-423-0113
- Phone
- 310-423-2259
Cedars-Sinai says mailed and faxed requests are processed within about five to seven business days. HIPAA gives them up to 30 days.
Records sent by email or patient portal are free. A per-page fee applies to paper copies.
Cedars-Sinai's official records page →
Details can change — confirm the destination on the official page before you mail anything.
Your Cedars-Sinai records-request letter
Cedars-Sinai records requests — common questions
- How do I request my medical records from Cedars-Sinai?
- Cedars-Sinai patients can request records through My CS-Link or by sending a signed authorization to the Health Information (Medical Records) department by mail or fax.
- How long does Cedars-Sinai take to send records?
- Cedars-Sinai says mailed and faxed requests are processed within about five to seven business days. HIPAA gives them up to 30 days. Under HIPAA’s right of access (45 CFR § 164.524), they must act within 30 days, with one possible 30-day extension.
- Does Cedars-Sinai charge for medical records?
- Records sent by email or patient portal are free. A per-page fee applies to paper copies. HIPAA limits any fee to a reasonable, cost-based charge for copying and postage.
- Is this records-request letter free?
- Yes. The generator builds a HIPAA records-request letter you can download and print for free. Nothing you type is saved or sent to anyone but you.
What we will never do with your records
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- We won't sell your data.
- Not to advertisers, not to data brokers, not to insurers, not to pharma, not to anyone, in any form, ever.
- We won't train AI models on your records.
- Anthropic (whose Claude model powers KeptWell) is contractually prohibited from training on anything we send them, under a signed Business Associate Agreement.
- We won't lock you in.
- You can export everything in your circle as a ZIP at any time. Cancellation is one click.
Once Cedars-Sinai sends your records, give them a home.
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