Scrotal ultrasound cost in California

Prices at 179 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $894 — 64% above the US median ($547), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $138 $132 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.0%
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA $175 $459 ★ 3/5 275 min 14.4%
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $183 $126 14.4%
Pih Health Downey Hospital Downey, CA $189 $126 ★ 4/5 240 min 16.5%
Colorado River Medical Center Needles, CA $236 128 min 15.0%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai Ojai, CA $238 $380 110 min 15.0%
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $246 ★ 2/5 187 min 13.5%
Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville, CA $256 148 min
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $324 $133 ★ 2/5 181 min 15.7%
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $343 $184 94 min 15.1%
Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA $348 $233 ★ 3/5 228 min 15.1%
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA $349 $156 ★ 1/5 248 min 15.3%
Ventura County Medical Center Ventura, CA $356 $138 ★ 2/5 178 min 16.7%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura Ventura, CA $356 $138 ★ 4/5 192 min 15.2%
L a Downtown Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $359 $115 ★ 3/5 19.1%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $372 $67 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA $400 $134 ★ 3/5 191 min 14.6%
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $409 $245 ★ 3/5 171 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA $409 $245 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.3%
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $409 $245 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.8%
Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA $437 $430 143 min
St Rose Hospital Hayward, CA $459 $149 ★ 1/5 167 min 16.5%
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $460 $143 ★ 5/5 153 min 14.0%
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $488 $182 ★ 4/5 323 min 14.7%
UCI Health-Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA $488 $182 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.4%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,590
Cash / self-pay
$894
Insurer-negotiated
$149
Medicare pays
$99
$183$1,538
Median cash $894  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $894 — about 9.1× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($197).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,590 list price could save about $696 (44%).

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