Prices at 181 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 14% below the US median ($113), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $15 | $39 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $16 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $17 | $59 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $17 | $59 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $17 | $59 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $17 | $24 | — | 139 min | — |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Lynwood, CA | $17 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 238 min | — |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | Redding, CA | $17 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 156 min | — |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $18 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $19 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $19 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $20 | — | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $20 | — | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $20 | $44 | ★ 4/5 | 215 min | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $21 | $47 | — | — | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $21 | $52 | — | 114 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $21 | $32 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $21 | $53 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $22 | $59 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $23 | $44 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $28 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr | Coronado, CA | $28 | $41 | ★ 4/5 | 126 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $29 | $62 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $29 | $62 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $29 | $62 | — | — | — |
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 $97 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $175 list price could save about $78 (44%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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