Wart removal cost in California

Prices at 136 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $473 — 100% above the US median ($236), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $89 $149 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.0%
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $95 $112 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA $102 $107 143 min
Trinity Hospital Weaverville, CA $103 $123 70 min 14.5%
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA $128 $258 ★ 4/5 259 min 14.8%
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA $186 $2,189 ★ 3/5 275 min 14.4%
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA $191 $250 ★ 2/5 218 min 15.2%
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $194 ★ 2/5 187 min 13.5%
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA $200 $258 ★ 5/5 13.9%
Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas Encinitas, CA $200 $258 ★ 4/5 194 min 14.5%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $222 $135 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $256 $257 ★ 3/5 202 min 16.0%
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $256 $257 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.8%
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA $256 $257 ★ 2/5 148 min 15.9%
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital San Francisco, CA $258 $219 ★ 3/5 140 min 14.7%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA $270 $372 ★ 4/5 464 min 14.9%
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta Murrieta, CA $270 $372 ★ 2/5 226 min 16.4%
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Loma Linda, CA $270 $372 ★ 3/5 222 min
Loma Linda VA Medical Center Loma Linda, CA $270 $372 ★ 3/5 14.7%
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $297 $731 94 min 15.1%
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA $300 $270 ★ 3/5 245 min 15.3%
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $312 $797 ★ 4/5 359 min 15.2%
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA $327 $258 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.3%
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA $327 $258 ★ 5/5 180 min 13.8%
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $350 $625 14.4%

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 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)
$798
Cash / self-pay
$473
Insurer-negotiated
$260
Medicare pays
$121
$192$1,133
Median cash $473  ·  Medicare $121  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $473 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($121). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($241).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $798 list price could save about $326 (41%).

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