Nerve conduction study cost in California

Prices at 105 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $617 — 54% above the US median ($402), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $117 $116 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA $137 $278 ★ 4/5 259 min 14.8%
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA $158 $212 ★ 2/5 218 min 15.2%
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $168 ★ 4/5 175 min 14.2%
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $179 $336 ★ 2/5 181 min 15.7%
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $202 $334 ★ 3/5 147 min 16.1%
El Camino Health Mountain View, CA $212 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.5%
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA $246 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA $246 $280 ★ 5/5 232 min 14.6%
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA $257 $278 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.3%
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA $257 $278 ★ 5/5 180 min 13.8%
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA $257 $278 ★ 5/5 13.9%
Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas Encinitas, CA $257 $278 ★ 4/5 194 min 14.5%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $257 $111 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA $261 $314 ★ 5/5 178 min 14.1%
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp San Francisco, CA $261 $312 ★ 3/5 162 min 15.2%
Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo, CA $261 ★ 3/5 134 min 14.3%
Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA $261 $307 ★ 4/5 207 min 14.9%
Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA $261 $305 ★ 3/5 170 min 14.1%
John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek, CA $263 $313 ★ 2/5 177 min 13.0%
John Muir Medical Center-Concord Campus Concord, CA $263 $305 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.0%
John Muir Behavioral Health Center Concord, CA $263 $318
Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA $276 $276 ★ 3/5 250 min 14.9%
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA $288 $307 ★ 5/5 233 min 13.4%
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA $288 $307 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.0%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,187
Cash / self-pay
$617
Insurer-negotiated
$312
Medicare pays
$118
$250$1,434
Median cash $617  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $617 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,187 list price could save about $570 (48%).

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