Coronary CT angiography cost in California

Prices at 157 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,704 — 106% above the US median ($1,310), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $406 $559 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $446 $447 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA $446 $447 ★ 3/5 238 min —
Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA $446 $447 ★ 3/5 134 min —
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA $446 $447 ★ 2/5 134 min —
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $446 $447 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach, CA $446 $447 ★ 1/5 158 min —
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA $446 $447 ★ 3/5 204 min —
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $446 $447 ★ 3/5 167 min —
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA $446 $447 ★ 2/5 140 min —
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA $446 $447 ★ 2/5 156 min —
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $581 — ★ 2/5 194 min —
Ventura County Medical Center Ventura, CA $589 $454 ★ 2/5 178 min —
Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura Ventura, CA $589 $454 ★ 4/5 190 min —
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $609 $277 — — —
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA $772 $449 ★ 4/5 194 min —
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA $772 $449 ★ 5/5 186 min —
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA $772 $449 ★ 5/5 — —
Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas Encinitas, CA $772 $449 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA $842 $392 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $872 $524 ★ 5/5 132 min —
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA $950 $1,083 ★ 3/5 254 min —
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA $997 $287 ★ 1/5 248 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA $1,151 $394 ★ 3/5 225 min —
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital Marina Del Rey, CA $1,179 $546 ★ 4/5 180 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$4,760
Cash / self-pay
$2,704
Insurer-negotiated
$500
Medicare pays
$326
$446$5,024
Median cash $2,704  ·  Medicare $326  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,704 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($326). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($651).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,760 list price could save about $2,056 (43%).

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