Prices at 37 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $220 — 26% above the US median ($175).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $38 | $153 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $58 | $147 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $78 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $87 | $136 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $99 | $98 | — | 139 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $133 | $170 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $137 | $116 | ★ 5/5 | 259 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $145 | — | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $159 | — | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $160 | — | — | 94 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $209 | — | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $212 | $205 | — | 69 min | — |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno, CA | $220 | $144 | ★ 2/5 | 240 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $225 | $132 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $225 | $132 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $225 | $132 | — | — | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $261 | $0 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $307 | $455 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $307 | $455 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $414 | $167 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Long Beach, CA | $463 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $463 | — | ★ 2/5 | 284 min | — |
| Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center | Laguna Hills, CA | $463 | — | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center | Fountain Valley, CA | $463 | — | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| Coast Plaza Hospital | Norwalk, CA | $506 | $304 | ★ 1/5 | 157 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.
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