Circumcision cost in California

Prices at 137 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,456 — 81% above the US median ($1,357), roughly 14.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport, CA $372 ★ 4/5 137 min 13.8%
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA $381 $2,579 ★ 2/5 218 min 15.2%
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $391 $6,494 ★ 5/5 224 min 14.4%
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA $409 $6,488 ★ 5/5 233 min 13.4%
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA $409 $6,488 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.0%
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA $420 $6,180 ★ 5/5 232 min 14.6%
Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA $420 $6,180 ★ 4/5 148 min 13.9%
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $420 ★ 2/5 187 min 13.5%
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA $435 $6,494 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA $435 $6,494 ★ 4/5 207 min 14.9%
Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA $453 $6,455 ★ 5/5 178 min 14.1%
Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo, CA $457 $6,494 ★ 3/5 134 min 14.3%
Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA $464 $6,455 ★ 3/5 170 min 14.1%
California Pacific Medical Center-Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA $470 $6,455 ★ 3/5 184 min 15.0%
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp San Francisco, CA $484 $6,455 ★ 3/5 162 min 15.2%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $502 $227 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy, CA $553 $6,180 ★ 4/5 162 min 13.9%
Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA $553 ★ 3/5 160 min 15.3%
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA $673 $448
Children's Hospital at Mission Mission Viejo, CA $673 $448
Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange Orange, CA $673 $448
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $732 $2,603 ★ 4/5 214 min 15.6%
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $835 $2,648 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.0%
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $853 $2,298 ★ 3/5 226 min 15.2%
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA $1,331 $2,689 ★ 4/5 259 min 14.8%

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)
$5,413
Cash / self-pay
$2,456
Insurer-negotiated
$2,689
Medicare pays
$167
$409$7,160
Median cash $2,456  ·  Medicare $167  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,456 — about 14.8× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,413 list price could save about $2,957 (55%).

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