Prices at 133 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,288 — 57% above the US median ($1,454), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $577 | $1,167 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $608 | $1,167 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $608 | $1,167 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $632 | $1,167 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $632 | $1,167 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $716 | $1,932 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center | Palmdale, CA | $812 | $674 | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center | Garden Grove, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| West Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Huntington Beach Hospital | Huntington Beach, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 1/5 | 158 min | — |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | La Palma, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Chino Valley Medical Center | Chino, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| San Dimas Community Hospital | San Dimas, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 2/5 | 147 min | — |
| Desert Valley Hospital | Victorville, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center | Montclair, CA | $1,160 | $1,161 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Grossmont Hospital | La Mesa, CA | $1,376 | $1,061 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | San Diego, CA | $1,376 | $1,068 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | Chula Vista, CA | $1,376 | $1,068 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr | Coronado, CA | $1,376 | $1,146 | ★ 4/5 | 126 min | — |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital | San Diego, CA | $1,376 | $1,165 | — | — | — |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | $1,457 | $874 | — | — | — |
| Children's Hospital at Mission | Mission Viejo, CA | $1,457 | $874 | — | — | — |
| Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange | Orange, CA | $1,457 | $874 | — | — | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $1,481 | $4,950 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley, CA | $1,693 | $1,275 | ★ 3/5 | 234 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 $2,288 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($522). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,044).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,750 list price could save about $2,462 (52%).
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