Prices at 95 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$130
Chargemaster (median)
$209
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$7
Medicare pays
$7
$14$210
Median cash $130 · Medicare $7 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $14 – $210. The median cash price is about 18.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley | Sun Valley, CA | $8 | $8 | — | 216 min | 15.3% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $8 | $8 | ★ 1/5 | 179 min | 14.9% |
| Cedars-sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $8 | $6,683 | ★ 5/5 | 369 min | 14.3% |
| Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai | Ojai, CA | $10 | $10 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | $11 | $8 | ★ 5/5 | 124 min | 14.7% |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $13 | $7 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Cedar-sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | Marina Del Rey, CA | $13 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | 15.1% |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | Valencia, CA | $13 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 172 min | 15.1% |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $13 | — | ★ 1/5 | 223 min | 16.0% |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $13 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 14.5% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $14 | $8 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | 15.7% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $16 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital – Ventura | Ventura, CA | $16 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $16 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana, CA | $23 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 180 min | 16.1% |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $23 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 14.7% |
| Chapman Global Medical Center | Orange, CA | $23 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 160 min | 15.2% |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana, CA | $23 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 183 min | 14.5% |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Turlock, CA | $23 | — | ★ 2/5 | 205 min | 15.4% |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $26 | — | ★ 2/5 | 187 min | 13.5% |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $31 | $32 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | 14.4% |
| Tri-city Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $40 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | 15.3% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | Loma Linda, CA | $46 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 464 min | 14.9% |
| Loma Linda Va Medical Center | Loma Linda, CA | $46 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | — | 14.7% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-murrieta | Murrieta, CA | $46 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | 16.4% |
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.