Prices at 169 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,592 — 81% above the US median ($2,543), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $871 | $1,480 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,001 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | 15.1% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $1,003 | $772 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | 16.1% |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,225 | $739 | ★ 1/5 | 167 min | 16.5% |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $1,235 | $571 | ★ 1/5 | 293 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $1,260 | — | ★ 2/5 | 187 min | 13.5% |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $1,282 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 227 min | 13.9% |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $1,296 | — | — | 128 min | 15.0% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $1,306 | $544 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $1,306 | $544 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $1,383 | $447 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $1,468 | $542 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,472 | $746 | ★ 3/5 | 226 min | 15.2% |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $1,569 | $1,962 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | 15.1% |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,615 | $1,096 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,615 | $1,096 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,615 | $1,096 | ★ 3/5 | 200 min | 14.8% |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,984 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | 19.1% |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $1,997 | $513 | ★ 1/5 | 266 min | 15.4% |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $2,009 | $631 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | 15.6% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $2,030 | $2,594 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | 14.8% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $2,033 | $735 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | 15.7% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $2,041 | $606 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,134 | $1,087 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 15.2% |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $2,184 | $2,358 | ★ 4/5 | 96 min | 14.7% |
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 $4,592 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($466). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($932).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,225 list price could save about $2,633 (36%).
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