Prices at 165 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,687 — 48% above the US median ($2,493), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $577 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $631 | $2,124 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $809 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $879 | $481 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $1,030 | $1,875 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,035 | $1,748 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,113 | $2,059 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,200 | $2,129 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,200 | $2,129 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,200 | $2,129 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $1,340 | $2,129 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $1,405 | $2,040 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| Watsonville Community Hospital | Watsonville, CA | $1,421 | $2,054 | ★ 2/5 | 170 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $1,508 | $3,246 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,585 | $2,154 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,716 | $2,348 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $1,843 | $2,124 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $1,843 | $1,960 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $1,843 | $2,124 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $1,843 | $2,124 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $1,907 | $2,735 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $1,913 | $1,690 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,997 | $2,059 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $2,067 | $1,900 | ★ 3/5 | 225 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $2,084 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 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 $3,687 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($478). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($957).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,214 list price could save about $2,527 (41%).
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