Prices at 84 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$1,572
Chargemaster (median)
$2,799
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$922
Medicare pays
$390
$869$3,468
Median cash $1,572 · Medicare $390 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $869 – $3,468. The median cash price is about 4.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $337 | $951 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | 14.8% |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $436 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.2% |
| Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai | Ojai, CA | $628 | $1,068 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $665 | $1,551 | ★ 1/5 | 167 min | 16.5% |
| Riverside University Health System-medical Center | Moreno Valley, CA | $738 | $832 | ★ 3/5 | 245 min | 15.3% |
| Tri-city Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $755 | $785 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | 15.3% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $821 | $951 | ★ 5/5 | 180 min | 13.8% |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $821 | $951 | ★ 5/5 | — | 13.9% |
| Community Memorial Hospital – Ventura | Ventura, CA | $942 | $778 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $942 | $778 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center | Montclair, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 15.3% |
| Desert Valley Hospital | Victorville, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | 15.8% |
| Huntington Beach Hospital | Huntington Beach, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 1/5 | 173 min | 14.8% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | 16.6% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | La Palma, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 3/5 | 214 min | 16.5% |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center | Garden Grove, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 2/5 | 138 min | 16.6% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital | National City, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 3/5 | 202 min | 16.0% |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | Redding, CA | $945 | $946 | ★ 2/5 | 148 min | 15.9% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $1,027 | $951 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 15.3% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital – Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $1,027 | $951 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | 14.5% |
| Barton Memorial Hospital | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $1,154 | $1,017 | ★ 3/5 | 134 min | 15.0% |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $1,291 | $1,076 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park, CA | $1,295 | $744 | ★ 3/5 | — | 14.6% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital – West La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,295 | $744 | ★ 3/5 | — | 15.6% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital – San Marcos | San Marcos, CA | $1,295 | $744 | ★ 4/5 | — | 15.2% |
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. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.