Prices at 170 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — 15% above the US median ($87), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $15 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $17 | $15 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $18 | $15 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $19 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $20 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $20 | $20 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $20 | $20 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $22 | $14 | — | 139 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $23 | $28 | — | 69 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $23 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $25 | — | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $25 | — | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $26 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $26 | $15 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $26 | $15 | — | — | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $26 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $27 | $15 | — | — | — |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $27 | — | ★ 1/5 | 221 min | — |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Turlock, CA | $30 | — | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $34 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $39 | $62 | — | 114 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $42 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $46 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Panorama City | Panorama City, CA | $47 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $47 | $12 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
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 $100 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($15). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $195 list price could save about $95 (49%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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