Prices at 181 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $111 — 79% above the US median ($62), roughly 14.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $18 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $19 | $26 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $19 | $26 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $21 | $33 | — | 114 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $26 | $17 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $27 | $33 | — | 69 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $28 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $28 | $14 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $28 | $14 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $28 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $29 | $12 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $31 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $31 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Long Beach, CA | $32 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $32 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $32 | $13 | ★ 2/5 | 284 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $32 | $10 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $32 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center | Laguna Hills, CA | $32 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center | Fountain Valley, CA | $32 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $32 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $35 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $37 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $39 | $23 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $41 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 170 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 $111 — about 14.3× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $213 list price could save about $102 (48%).
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