Prices at 181 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $44 — 8% above the US median ($41), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek Campus | Walnut Creek, CA | $7 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| John Muir Behavioral Health Center | Concord, CA | $7 | $54 | — | — | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $7 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $7 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $8 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $8 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 215 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $9 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Gardena, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 138 min | — |
| Coast Plaza Hospital | Norwalk, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 157 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $9 | $5 | — | — | — |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $10 | — | ★ 1/5 | 221 min | — |
| UCI Health-Lakewood | Lakewood, CA | $10 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $10 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $11 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | $12 | $12 | — | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $13 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $13 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $13 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $13 | $9 | — | 114 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $13 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $14 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $15 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | — |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $15 | $13 | ★ 5/5 | 259 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 8.8× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $87 list price could save about $43 (49%).
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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