Prices at 158 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,833 — 76% above the US median ($2,183), roughly 11.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $609 | $475 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $754 | $1,012 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $875 | — | — | 128 min | 15.0% |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $933 | — | ★ 2/5 | 187 min | 13.5% |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $970 | $621 | ★ 1/5 | 167 min | 16.5% |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $1,058 | $342 | ★ 1/5 | 293 min | 15.3% |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $1,130 | $463 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | 16.7% |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $1,130 | $463 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 15.2% |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $1,206 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 227 min | 13.9% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $1,215 | $447 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 14.6% |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley | Sun Valley, CA | $1,314 | $365 | — | 216 min | 15.3% |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $1,382 | $450 | ★ 2/5 | 218 min | 15.2% |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $1,396 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | 14.5% |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $1,435 | $1,414 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | 14.4% |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,526 | $1,014 | ★ 3/5 | — | 19.1% |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $1,621 | $447 | ★ 1/5 | 266 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,634 | $505 | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $1,640 | $1,830 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 14.5% |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $1,789 | $1,149 | — | 94 min | 15.1% |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $1,925 | — | ★ 3/5 | 221 min | 14.0% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $1,925 | — | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.2% |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $1,928 | $481 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | 15.3% |
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 $3,833 — about 11.6× the Medicare rate ($330). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($659).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,900 list price could save about $2,067 (35%).
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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