Prices at 177 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,872 — 54% above the US median ($1,217), roughly 13.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $307 | $285 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $318 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $318 | $134 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $318 | $134 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $318 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $335 | $195 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $335 | $195 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $400 | $188 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $590 | $592 | — | 94 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $709 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $717 | $839 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La | Los Angeles, CA | $783 | $255 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $784 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $840 | $154 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $863 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $879 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $906 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 225 min | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $907 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $971 | $260 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $989 | $182 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $989 | $182 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $989 | $182 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,024 | $437 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,024 | $437 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,024 | $437 | ★ 3/5 | 197 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 $1,872 — about 13.7× the Medicare rate ($136). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($273).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,728 list price could save about $1,856 (50%).
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