Prices at 104 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $251 — 63% above the US median ($154), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $70 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center | Garden Grove, CA | $75 | $76 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | Redding, CA | $75 | $76 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | Loma Linda, CA | $77 | $102 | ★ 4/5 | 413 min | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | Murrieta, CA | $77 | $102 | ★ 2/5 | 224 min | — |
| Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | Loma Linda, CA | $77 | $102 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Loma Linda VA Medical Center | Loma Linda, CA | $77 | $102 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $82 | $153 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $95 | — | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $97 | — | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $97 | — | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $102 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $103 | $78 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $118 | $131 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $134 | $453 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $134 | $453 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $134 | $453 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $138 | $112 | ★ 2/5 | 240 min | — |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley, CA | $143 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $169 | $370 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | $169 | $357 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $173 | $276 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $177 | $462 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $179 | $79 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz, CA | $182 | $343 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
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 September 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 $251 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($87). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($174).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $449 list price could save about $198 (44%).
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