Prices at 174 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $62 — 19% above the US median ($52), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pih Health Downey Hospital | Downey, CA | $10 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $12 | $7 | — | — | — |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $12 | — | ★ 1/5 | 221 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $12 | $15 | — | 69 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $12 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $12 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $12 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $13 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $14 | $10 | — | 139 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $16 | $8 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $16 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 89 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $16 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $16 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $16 | $9 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $16 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $16 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $17 | $27 | — | 114 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $19 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital | Garberville, CA | $21 | — | — | 149 min | — |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | Lompoc, CA | $22 | $9 | ★ 1/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $22 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $24 | $6 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $26 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $26 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $28 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 191 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 $62 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($6). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $113 list price could save about $51 (45%).
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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