Complex wound repair cost in California

Prices at 135 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,572 — 84% above the US median ($854), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA $337 $951 ★ 4/5 259 min 14.8%
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $345 $483 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.0%
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $436 ★ 4/5 175 min 14.2%
El Camino Health Mountain View, CA $472 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.5%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai Ojai, CA $628 $1,068 110 min 15.0%
Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA $638 $627 143 min
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $643 $453 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
St Rose Hospital Hayward, CA $665 $1,551 ★ 1/5 167 min 16.5%
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $724 $3,621 94 min 15.1%
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $726 $788 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Palmdale Regional Medical Center Palmdale, CA $732 $600 ★ 3/5 140 min 15.0%
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA $738 $832 ★ 3/5 245 min 15.3%
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA $755 $785 ★ 1/5 248 min 15.3%
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA $821 $951 ★ 5/5 180 min 13.8%
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA $821 $951 ★ 5/5 13.9%
Ventura County Medical Center Ventura, CA $942 $778 ★ 2/5 178 min 16.7%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura Ventura, CA $942 $778 ★ 4/5 192 min 15.2%
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $945 $946 ★ 3/5 202 min 16.0%
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA $945 $946 ★ 2/5 138 min 16.6%
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $945 $946 ★ 2/5 196 min 16.6%
Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach, CA $945 $946 ★ 1/5 173 min 14.8%
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA $945 $946 ★ 3/5 214 min 16.5%
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $945 $946 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.8%
Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA $945 $946 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.3%
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA $945 $946 ★ 2/5 148 min 15.9%

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 July 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,490
Cash / self-pay
$1,572
Insurer-negotiated
$873
Medicare pays
$390
$694$3,777
Median cash $1,572  ·  Medicare $390  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,572 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($390). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($781).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,490 list price could save about $918 (37%).

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