Prices at 160 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 11% above the US median ($65), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $11 | $18 | — | 114 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $14 | $10 | — | 139 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $15 | $4 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $16 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $16 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $19 | $11 | — | — | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $20 | $11 | ★ 1/5 | 172 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $22 | $15 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Turlock, CA | $26 | — | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $26 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $27 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $27 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $27 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $28 | $203 | — | — | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $30 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $34 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $34 | $42 | — | 69 min | — |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $34 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $34 | $51 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $36 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $38 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $39 | — | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $39 | — | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $41 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $44 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 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 $72 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $145 list price could save about $73 (51%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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