Prices at 144 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,750 — 19% above the US median ($2,313), roughly 29.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Woodland, CA | $465 | $1,527 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento 🍼 | Sacramento, CA | $489 | $1,600 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital 🍼 | Red Bluff, CA | $579 | $813 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom 🍼 | Folsom, CA | $660 | $1,434 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center 🍼 | Merced, CA | $695 | $2,417 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center 🍼 | Susanville, CA | $842 | $708 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center 🍼 | Northridge, CA | $1,266 | $4,040 | ★ 4/5 | 215 min | — |
| John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek Campus 🍼 | Walnut Creek, CA | $1,268 | $4,571 | ★ 2/5 | 171 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center 🍼 | Visalia, CA | $1,285 | $4,704 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center 🍼 | Fresno, CA | $1,394 | $1,608 | ★ 2/5 | 240 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding 🍼 | Redding, CA | $1,402 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Dominican Hospital 🍼 | Santa Cruz, CA | $1,561 | $3,468 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Bakersfield, CA | $1,700 | $4,040 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Sequoia Hospital 🍼 | Redwood City, CA | $1,728 | $4,663 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital 🍼 | San Diego, CA | $1,865 | $4,163 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla 🍼 | La Jolla, CA | $1,865 | $4,163 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $1,865 | $4,163 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas 🍼 | Encinitas, CA | $1,865 | $4,163 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center 🍼 | Rancho Mirage, CA | $2,061 | $4,163 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Sutter Amador Hospital 🍼 | Jackson, CA | $2,189 | $4,195 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital 🍼 | Lakeport, CA | $2,189 | — | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center La 🍼 | Los Angeles, CA | $2,228 | $4,040 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South San Francisco | South San Francisco, CA | $2,453 | $4,037 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara 🍼 | Santa Clara, CA | $2,453 | $4,037 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Walnut Creek 🍼 | Walnut Creek, CA | $2,453 | $4,037 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $2,750 — about 29.2× the Medicare rate ($94). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($188).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,226 list price could save about $2,476 (47%).
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