Cardiac catheterization cost in California

Prices at 143 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $14,765 — 58% above the US median ($9,329), roughly 14.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $2,737 $6,046 ★ 4/5 323 min 14.7%
UCI Health-Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA $2,737 $6,046 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.4%
UCI Health-Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, CA $2,737 $6,046 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.7%
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $3,052 $4,107 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.0%
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 3/5 202 min 16.0%
Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 3/5 250 min 14.9%
Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 3/5 135 min 15.6%
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 2/5 138 min 16.6%
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 2/5 196 min 16.6%
Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 1/5 173 min 14.8%
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 3/5 214 min 16.5%
Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 4/5 173 min 16.1%
San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 2/5 155 min 15.5%
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.8%
Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 2/5 202 min 17.3%
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 2/5 153 min 15.8%
Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.3%
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA $4,149 $4,149 ★ 2/5 148 min 15.9%
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA $4,235 $5,700 ★ 1/5 248 min 15.3%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $5,323 $1,430 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai Ojai, CA $5,474 $9,305 110 min 15.0%
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $5,661 $4,275 14.4%
Adventist Health Tulare Tulare, CA $5,943 $4,170 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.0%
Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA $6,590 $6,664 ★ 3/5 228 min 15.1%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA $7,947 $6,484 ★ 4/5 464 min 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)
$28,395
Cash / self-pay
$14,765
Insurer-negotiated
$4,578
Medicare pays
$1,049
$4,149$34,182
Median cash $14,765  ·  Medicare $1,049  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $14,765 — about 14.1× the Medicare rate ($1,049). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,098).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $28,395 list price could save about $13,630 (48%).

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