Prices at 56 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,103 — 14% below the US median ($3,603), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $841 | $1,243 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | Marina Del Rey, CA | $1,679 | $4,874 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $2,430 | $2,477 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $2,533 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $3,103 | $1,754 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $3,103 | $1,754 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $3,312 | $1,277 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $4,878 | $13,493 | ★ 5/5 | 355 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $6,700 | $3,333 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Marinhealth Medical Center | Greenbrae, CA | $31,152 | $7,539 | ★ 5/5 | 176 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 $3,103 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($1,164). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,329).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,425 list price could save about $1,322 (30%).
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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