Prices at 177 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $154 — 106% above the US median ($75), roughly 51.5× 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 | 152 min | 14.3% |
| Riverside Community Hospital | Riverside, CA | $28 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | 16.7% |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $28 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | 15.1% |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz, CA | $28 | $32 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | 14.2% |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $28 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 15.2% |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $29 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | 15.1% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $32 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $32 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $32 | $119 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 14.7% |
| Chapman Global Medical Center | Orange, CA | $32 | $112 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | 15.2% |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana, CA | $32 | $119 | ★ 2/5 | 183 min | 14.5% |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana, CA | $32 | $114 | ★ 1/5 | 180 min | 16.1% |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $33 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.2% |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $36 | $22 | ★ 1/5 | 293 min | 15.3% |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $36 | $14 | — | 94 min | 15.1% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $37 | $231 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 226 min | 15.2% |
| St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | $40 | $26 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $41 | $39 | ★ 4/5 | 96 min | 14.7% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital | Van Nuys, CA | $44 | $53 | ★ 1/5 | 234 min | 15.7% |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $44 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 244 min | 15.9% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $46 | $170 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $48 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | 14.7% |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley, CA | $56 | $175 | ★ 3/5 | 245 min | 15.3% |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $56 | $175 | ★ 1/5 | 266 min | 15.4% |
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 $154 — about 51.5× 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 $176 list price could save about $22 (13%).
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