Prices at 178 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,548 — 65% above the US median ($1,548), roughly 11.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $440 | $748 | — | 114 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $660 | $334 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $660 | $334 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $730 | $226 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $730 | $226 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $730 | $226 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $730 | $226 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $863 | $1,016 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $940 | $906 | — | 139 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,002 | $394 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $1,050 | $258 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,087 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $1,089 | $305 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,089 | $305 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $1,089 | $305 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $1,124 | $328 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $1,128 | $746 | — | 94 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $1,139 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $1,143 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,236 | $279 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $1,285 | $224 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $1,285 | $224 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $1,285 | $224 | — | — | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $1,306 | $331 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $1,384 | $1,099 | ★ 5/5 | 259 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 $2,548 — about 11.3× the Medicare rate ($226). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($452).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,900 list price could save about $2,352 (48%).
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