Prices at 176 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $52 — 7% above the US median ($49), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Lakewood | Lakewood, CA | $10 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | $10 | $12 | — | — | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $11 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $11 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $11 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $11 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $11 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $12 | $14 | — | 69 min | — |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $13 | — | ★ 1/5 | 221 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $13 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $13 | $7 | — | — | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $14 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $14 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $16 | $22 | — | 114 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $17 | $4 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $20 | $8 | ★ 1/5 | 248 min | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $21 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center | Orange, CA | $21 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana, CA | $21 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana, CA | $21 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 181 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $24 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $24 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $24 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $25 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $28 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 170 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 $52 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $104 list price could save about $52 (50%).
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