Breast reconstruction cost in California

Prices at 106 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $11,973 — 50% above the US median ($7,973), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Huntington Hospital Pasadena, CA $2,671 $5,989 286 min 15.9%
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA $3,900 $2,445 ★ 5/5 211 min 14.0%
Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA $3,900 $2,445 ★ 5/5 275 min 14.7%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $3,921 $1,401 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,878 $19,540 ★ 5/5 369 min 14.3%
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $5,271 ★ 4/5 175 min 14.2%
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA $6,700 $6,026 ★ 3/5 275 min 14.4%
Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA $8,971 $43,079 ★ 5/5 177 min 13.7%
Antelope Valley Hospital Lancaster, CA $9,690 $17,814 ★ 1/5 266 min 15.4%
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Valencia, CA $11,681 $17,638 ★ 2/5 172 min 15.1%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Panorama City Panorama City, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 5/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Downey Downey, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/ontario Fontana, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 3/5 15.5%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South Bay Harbor City, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 3/5 15.3%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Diego San Diego, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 13.7%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 3/5 15.6%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Orange County-Anaheim Anaheim, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside Riverside, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 14.7%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 3/5 14.6%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Marcos San Marcos, CA $11,721 $21,142 ★ 4/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA $11,973 $22,089 ★ 4/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA $11,973 $22,089 ★ 2/5 14.9%

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 July 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$21,380
Cash / self-pay
$11,973
Insurer-negotiated
$19,146
Medicare pays
$1,227
$5,114$33,325
Median cash $11,973  ·  Medicare $1,227  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $11,973 — about 9.8× the Medicare rate ($1,227). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,455).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $21,380 list price could save about $9,407 (44%).

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