Prices at 179 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,288 — 95% above the US median ($1,172), roughly 21.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $456 | $487 | — | 94 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $597 | $696 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $709 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $712 | $1,191 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $813 | $220 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $822 | $182 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $822 | $182 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $822 | $182 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $828 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $840 | $154 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $847 | $132 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $863 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $864 | $207 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $864 | $207 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $864 | $207 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $864 | $207 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $871 | $181 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $970 | $115 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,032 | $337 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,032 | $337 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,032 | $337 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $1,050 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $1,102 | $39 | ★ 2/5 | 240 min | — |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | Lompoc, CA | $1,110 | $416 | ★ 1/5 | 171 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,197 | $182 | ★ 1/5 | 160 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 $2,288 — about 21.5× the Medicare rate ($107). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($213).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,312 list price could save about $2,024 (47%).
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