Prices at 174 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $309 — 101% above the US median ($154).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $53 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital | Van Nuys, CA | $58 | $217 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | — |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $68 | $244 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $76 | $219 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $76 | $219 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $76 | $219 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $76 | $219 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | $77 | $123 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $85 | $109 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $86 | $86 | — | 139 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $88 | $181 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $88 | $296 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $88 | $296 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $88 | $296 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $95 | $129 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $95 | $225 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $108 | $221 | — | — | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $108 | $219 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $109 | $71 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $110 | $237 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $110 | $237 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $110 | $237 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $112 | $91 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $113 | $101 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $116 | $61 | ★ 4/5 | 89 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.
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