Prices at 111 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $263 — 52% above the US median ($173), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $64 | — | — | 128 min | 15.0% |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $66 | $102 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | 14.8% |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $68 | $97 | — | 70 min | 14.5% |
| St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | $70 | $88 | — | — | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $72 | — | ★ 4/5 | 323 min | 14.7% |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $72 | — | ★ 1/5 | 236 min | 15.4% |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $72 | — | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.7% |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $73 | $116 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.0% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $73 | $104 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 15.3% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $73 | $104 | ★ 5/5 | 180 min | 13.8% |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $73 | $104 | ★ 5/5 | — | 13.9% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $73 | $104 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | 14.5% |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $74 | $303 | — | — | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $84 | — | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | 14.5% |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $93 | $178 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $93 | $178 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $93 | $178 | ★ 3/5 | 200 min | 14.8% |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $109 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | 14.2% |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $113 | $108 | ★ 5/5 | 258 min | 14.3% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $117 | $230 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | 14.8% |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $119 | $330 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | 15.1% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $122 | $135 | ★ 5/5 | 153 min | 14.0% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $123 | $120 | — | 143 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $123 | $198 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 15.2% |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $124 | $77 | ★ 4/5 | 359 min | 15.2% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $263 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($115). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($231).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $426 list price could save about $163 (38%).
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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