Prices at 173 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,948 — 79% above the US median ($2,210), roughly 14.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $609 | $483 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $625 | — | ★ 2/5 | 187 min | 13.5% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $754 | $1,281 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $810 | $449 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 15.3% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $810 | $449 | ★ 5/5 | 180 min | 13.8% |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $810 | $449 | ★ 5/5 | — | 13.9% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $810 | $449 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | 14.5% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $814 | $442 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $971 | $553 | ★ 1/5 | 167 min | 16.5% |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $981 | $266 | ★ 1/5 | 293 min | 15.3% |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $1,084 | — | — | 128 min | 15.0% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $1,130 | $471 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $1,130 | $471 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,162 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | 15.1% |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $1,200 | $450 | ★ 3/5 | 330 min | 15.2% |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $1,200 | $450 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $1,200 | $450 | — | — | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $1,383 | $447 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $1,522 | $398 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | 15.0% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $1,545 | $772 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | 16.1% |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $1,654 | $606 | ★ 4/5 | 323 min | 14.7% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,654 | $606 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $1,654 | $606 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.7% |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $1,693 | $1,681 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | 14.4% |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,736 | $884 | ★ 3/5 | 171 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 August 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 $3,948 — about 14.6× the Medicare rate ($270). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($539).
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