Office visit, established patient (level 3) cost in Orange, CA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Orange, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $518 — 237% above the US median ($154), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA $518 $289 — — —
Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange Orange, CA $518 $289 — — —

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$518
Cash / self-pay
$518
Insurer-negotiated
$289
Medicare pays
$95
$161$518
Median cash $518  ·  Medicare $95  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $518 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($95). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($190).

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Doctors who perform this in Orange

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Ashish Bhavsar, M.D.Family PracticeOrange, CA1,712
Bryn Henderson, D.O.Family PracticeOrange, CA1,588
Jeremy Smith, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryOrange, CA1,092
Jay Patel, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryOrange, CA1,053
Adam Rivadeneyra, MDFamily PracticeOrange, CA1,020
Michael Danto, MDPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationOrange, CA1,005
Kevin Pham, M.D.NephrologyOrange, CA941
Michael Nieto, M.D.Pediatric MedicineOrange, CA890
Daniel Le, M.D.Pain ManagementOrange, CA849
Travis Scudday, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryOrange, CA847
Mark Rodrigues, M.D.Internal MedicineOrange, CA845
Daniel Debottis, MDOrthopedic SurgeryOrange, CA792

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