Prices at 177 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,041 — 76% above the US median ($1,163), roughly 13.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $335 | $195 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $335 | $195 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $600 | $786 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $656 | $144 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $667 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $709 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $737 | $1,232 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $765 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $769 | $609 | — | 94 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $801 | $192 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $801 | $192 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $801 | $192 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $801 | $192 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $804 | $182 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $804 | $182 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $804 | $182 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $818 | $144 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $840 | $154 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $863 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $879 | $224 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $920 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $1,016 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 225 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,037 | $479 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,037 | $479 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,037 | $479 | ★ 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 $2,041 — about 13.6× the Medicare rate ($150). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($299).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,600 list price could save about $1,559 (43%).
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