Prices at 170 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,610 — 82% above the US median ($2,532), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai | Ojai, CA | $871 | $1,480 | — | 114 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $1,001 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $1,003 | $772 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $1,225 | $739 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $1,235 | $571 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $1,260 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton, CA | $1,282 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 225 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $1,296 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $1,306 | $544 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $1,306 | $544 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $1,383 | $447 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $1,468 | $542 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,472 | $746 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $1,569 | $1,962 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,615 | $1,096 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $1,615 | $1,096 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $1,615 | $1,096 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| L a Downtown Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,984 | — | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster, CA | $1,997 | $513 | ★ 1/5 | 264 min | — |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $2,009 | $631 | ★ 4/5 | 215 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $2,030 | $2,594 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $2,033 | $735 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $2,041 | $606 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,134 | $1,087 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $2,184 | $2,358 | ★ 4/5 | 89 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 $4,610 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($466). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($932).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,233 list price could save about $2,623 (36%).
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