Prices at 119 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $44 — 69% below the US median ($143), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | Thousand Oaks, CA | $14 | $77 | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr | Coronado, CA | $14 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | 126 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $15 | $22 | — | 69 min | — |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | Colton, CA | $16 | $38 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $16 | $43 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | — |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $16 | $14 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center | Palmdale, CA | $16 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $17 | $41 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $17 | $41 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $17 | $18 | — | — | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | San Diego, CA | $18 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | Chula Vista, CA | $18 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Watsonville Community Hospital | Watsonville, CA | $18 | $26 | ★ 2/5 | 170 min | — |
| John Muir Behavioral Health Center | Concord, CA | $18 | $19 | — | — | — |
| Huntington Hospital | Pasadena, CA | $18 | $213 | — | 268 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $18 | $37 | — | 114 min | — |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $19 | $104 | ★ 2/5 | 240 min | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | Clovis, CA | $21 | $41 | ★ 2/5 | 242 min | — |
| Barton Memorial Hospital | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $23 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Gardena, CA | $24 | $41 | ★ 1/5 | 138 min | — |
| Coast Plaza Hospital | Norwalk, CA | $24 | $41 | ★ 1/5 | 157 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $28 | $39 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $28 | $39 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | San Jose, CA | $30 | $75 | ★ 2/5 | 139 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $30 | $41 | ★ 3/5 | 322 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 October 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 $44 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($41). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($82).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $119 list price could save about $75 (63%).
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