Prices at 152 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,217 — 58% above the US median ($771), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Medical Center 🍼 | Bakersfield, CA | $185 | $134 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Adventist Health Tulare 🍼 | Tulare, CA | $228 | $556 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| John Muir Medical Center-Concord Campus | Concord, CA | $329 | $1,205 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| John Muir Behavioral Health Center | Concord, CA | $329 | $544 | — | — | — |
| Mercy General Hospital 🍼 | Sacramento, CA | $330 | $1,144 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital 🍼 | Bakersfield, CA | $330 | $1,144 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center 🍼 | Carmichael, CA | $330 | $1,144 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center 🍼 | Northridge, CA | $337 | $1,106 | ★ 4/5 | 215 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Woodland, CA | $415 | $1,144 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding 🍼 | Redding, CA | $420 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center 🍼 | Susanville, CA | $433 | $780 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento 🍼 | Sacramento, CA | $436 | $1,173 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Martinez, CA | $482 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Bakersfield, CA | $500 | $1,051 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $501 | $852 | — | 114 min | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La 🍼 | Los Angeles, CA | $563 | $882 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom 🍼 | Folsom, CA | $589 | $1,144 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center 🍼 | Rancho Mirage, CA | $606 | $1,185 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| El Camino Health 🍼 | Mountain View, CA | $638 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital 🍼 | San Diego, CA | $657 | $1,185 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla 🍼 | La Jolla, CA | $657 | $1,077 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $657 | $1,185 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas 🍼 | Encinitas, CA | $657 | $1,185 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $746 | $775 | — | — | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center 🍼 | Ventura, CA | $752 | $1,106 | ★ 2/5 | 178 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $1,217 — about 10.2× the Medicare rate ($120). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($239).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,011 list price could save about $795 (40%).
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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