Prices at 180 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $44 — 7% above the US median ($41), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek Campus | Walnut Creek, CA | $7 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 177 min | 13.0% |
| John Muir Behavioral Health Center | Concord, CA | $7 | $54 | — | — | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $7 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 179 min | 14.9% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $7 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | 14.8% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $8 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 15.2% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $8 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 226 min | 15.2% |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | 15.6% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $9 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Gardena, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 132 min | 16.3% |
| Coast Plaza Hospital | Norwalk, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $9 | $5 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $10 | — | ★ 1/5 | 223 min | 16.0% |
| UCI Health-Lakewood | Lakewood, CA | $10 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 218 min | 15.6% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $10 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.9% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $11 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | $12 | $12 | — | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $13 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | 15.1% |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $13 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 323 min | 14.7% |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $13 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $13 | $9 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $13 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 153 min | 14.0% |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $14 | — | — | 128 min | 15.0% |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $15 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | 14.3% |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $15 | $13 | ★ 5/5 | 258 min | 14.3% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $44 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $87 list price could save about $43 (49%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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