Prices at 85 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $549 — 192% above the US median ($188), roughly 15.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $123 | $156 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $123 | $156 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $148 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center | Garden Grove, CA | $164 | $166 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| West Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $164 | $190 | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Huntington Beach Hospital | Huntington Beach, CA | $164 | $210 | ★ 1/5 | 158 min | — |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | La Palma, CA | $164 | $170 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | Inglewood, CA | $164 | $217 | ★ 2/5 | 188 min | — |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | Sherman Oaks, CA | $164 | $190 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $224 | $43 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $225 | $200 | — | — | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | San Jose, CA | $244 | $484 | ★ 2/5 | 139 min | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $311 | $165 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center | Orange, CA | $311 | $165 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana, CA | $311 | $187 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana, CA | $311 | $165 | ★ 1/5 | 181 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $314 | $173 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $348 | — | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $348 | — | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $372 | $197 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Gardena, CA | $385 | $261 | ★ 1/5 | 138 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $392 | $666 | — | 114 min | — |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $419 | $355 | ★ 5/5 | 259 min | — |
| Marinhealth Medical Center | Greenbrae, CA | $512 | $1,044 | ★ 5/5 | 176 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South San Francisco | South San Francisco, CA | $549 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
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. 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 $549 — about 15.4× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($71).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $731 list price could save about $182 (25%).
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