Prices at 174 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $68 — about the US median ($69), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $11 | $11 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $11 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $12 | $9 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $12 | $9 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $12 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $13 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $13 | — | ★ 1/5 | 221 min | — |
| Pih Health Downey Hospital | Downey, CA | $13 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $15 | $222 | — | — | — |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $15 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $16 | $20 | — | 69 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $16 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $16 | $9 | — | — | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $17 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $17 | $12 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $17 | $12 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $18 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $22 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $23 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $23 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $23 | $9 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $23 | $9 | — | — | — |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital | San Diego, CA | $24 | $22 | — | — | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $24 | $38 | — | 114 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $26 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 213 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 $68 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($18).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $136 list price could save about $68 (50%).
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