Prices at 175 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,796 — 102% above the US median ($1,381), roughly 18.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $440 | $748 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $660 | $275 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $660 | $275 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $717 | $975 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | 14.4% |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $830 | $632 | — | 94 min | 15.1% |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $831 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | 19.1% |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $890 | $1,489 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 14.5% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $940 | $226 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 15.3% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $940 | $226 | ★ 5/5 | 180 min | 13.8% |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $940 | $226 | ★ 5/5 | — | 13.9% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $940 | $226 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | 14.5% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $952 | $222 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $970 | $254 | ★ 1/5 | 293 min | 15.3% |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $1,050 | $258 | ★ 1/5 | 266 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $1,101 | $305 | ★ 4/5 | 323 min | 14.7% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,101 | $305 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $1,101 | $305 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.7% |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,110 | $394 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | 15.1% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $1,143 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $1,257 | $1,234 | — | 143 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,270 | $249 | ★ 1/5 | 167 min | 16.5% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $1,275 | $283 | ★ 5/5 | 153 min | 14.0% |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | Lompoc, CA | $1,332 | $537 | ★ 1/5 | 169 min | 15.9% |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $1,336 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.2% |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $1,368 | $1,231 | ★ 2/5 | 244 min | 15.9% |
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 $2,796 — about 18.9× the Medicare rate ($148). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($297).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,869 list price could save about $2,073 (43%).
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