Prices at 151 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,323 — 120% above the US median ($602), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $212 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $257 | $720 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center | Palmdale, CA | $264 | $219 | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $313 | $574 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $401 | $169 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | Escondido, CA | $412 | — | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway, CA | $412 | — | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $472 | $2,332 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $476 | $244 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $489 | $2,495 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| John Muir Behavioral Health Center | Concord, CA | $522 | $510 | — | — | — |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $533 | $373 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $575 | $2,367 | — | 94 min | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center | Hemet, CA | $614 | $286 | ★ 1/5 | 213 min | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center | Sun City, CA | $614 | $276 | — | 176 min | — |
| VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Long Beach, CA | $622 | $1,877 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $622 | $1,877 | ★ 2/5 | 284 min | — |
| Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center | Laguna Hills, CA | $622 | $1,897 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center | Fountain Valley, CA | $622 | $2,014 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| John Muir Medical Center-Concord Campus | Concord, CA | $623 | $891 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $654 | $916 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | $769 | $434 | — | — | — |
| Children's Hospital at Mission | Mission Viejo, CA | $769 | $434 | — | — | — |
| Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange | Orange, CA | $769 | $434 | — | — | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $947 | $799 | — | 114 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 $1,323 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($189). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($378).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,698 list price could save about $1,375 (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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