Prices at 92 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $434 — 35% above the US median ($321), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $66 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | 14.8% |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $67 | $188 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | 15.0% |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $72 | — | ★ 4/5 | 323 min | 14.7% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $72 | — | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $72 | — | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.7% |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $78 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.2% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $87 | $161 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $108 | $651 | — | — | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 200 min | 14.8% |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $134 | $146 | ★ 5/5 | 258 min | 14.3% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $146 | $320 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | 14.8% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $154 | $285 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 15.2% |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $188 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 359 min | 15.2% |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $199 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | 14.5% |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $202 | $177 | ★ 2/5 | 218 min | 15.2% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $207 | $229 | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.9% |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $225 | $187 | ★ 3/5 | 330 min | 15.2% |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $225 | $187 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $225 | $187 | — | — | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $227 | $239 | — | 70 min | 14.5% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $245 | $221 | ★ 5/5 | 153 min | 14.0% |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $251 | $0 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | 15.3% |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos | Los Banos, CA | $287 | — | ★ 3/5 | 160 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 $434 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $669 list price could save about $235 (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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