Prices at 178 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $152 — 102% above the US median ($76), roughly 50.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $25 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital | Riverside, CA | $28 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 189 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $28 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz, CA | $28 | $32 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $28 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $29 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $32 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $32 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $32 | $119 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center | Orange, CA | $32 | $112 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana, CA | $32 | $119 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana, CA | $32 | $114 | ★ 1/5 | 181 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $33 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $36 | $22 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $36 | $14 | — | 94 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $37 | $231 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | $40 | $26 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $41 | $39 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $44 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 240 min | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital | Van Nuys, CA | $46 | $169 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $46 | $170 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $48 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley, CA | $56 | $175 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $56 | $175 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
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 October 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 $152 — about 50.9× the Medicare rate ($3). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($6).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $180 list price could save about $27 (15%).
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