Prices at 178 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,860 — 115% above the US median ($1,332), roughly 22.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $480 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 15.3% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $480 | $134 | ★ 5/5 | 180 min | 13.8% |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $480 | $134 | ★ 5/5 | — | 13.9% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $480 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | 14.5% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $543 | $196 | ★ 5/5 | 153 min | 14.0% |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $583 | $609 | — | 94 min | 15.1% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $697 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $743 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | 15.0% |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $747 | $864 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | 14.4% |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $829 | $182 | ★ 4/5 | 323 min | 14.7% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $829 | $182 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $829 | $182 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.7% |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $840 | $154 | ★ 1/5 | 266 min | 15.4% |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $863 | — | — | 148 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $990 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | 14.5% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $1,040 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,078 | $414 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,078 | $414 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,078 | $414 | ★ 3/5 | 200 min | 14.8% |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $1,090 | $301 | ★ 1/5 | 293 min | 15.3% |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $1,098 | — | — | 128 min | 15.0% |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,148 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | 15.1% |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $1,192 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 330 min | 15.2% |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $1,192 | $134 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $1,192 | $134 | — | — | — |
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 $2,860 — about 22.0× the Medicare rate ($130). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($260).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,803 list price could save about $1,943 (40%).
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