Prices at 163 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,996 — 115% above the US median ($1,396), roughly 22.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $483 | $609 | — | 94 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $685 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $747 | $864 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $840 | $154 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $863 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $919 | $198 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,078 | $416 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,078 | $416 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,078 | $416 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $1,098 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,108 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $1,141 | $1,886 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $1,143 | $138 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $1,179 | $263 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $1,187 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $1,187 | $134 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $1,187 | $134 | — | — | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,254 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $1,322 | $352 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | Lompoc, CA | $1,332 | $500 | ★ 1/5 | 171 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $1,355 | $1,731 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,375 | $238 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,424 | $523 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $1,532 | $182 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,532 | $182 | ★ 1/5 | 238 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 $2,996 — about 22.9× the Medicare rate ($131). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($261).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,058 list price could save about $2,062 (41%).
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