Prices at 92 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $408 — 28% above the US median ($318), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $64 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $66 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $67 | $188 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $72 | — | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $72 | — | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $72 | — | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $78 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $87 | $161 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford | Palo Alto, CA | $108 | $651 | — | — | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $134 | $146 | ★ 5/5 | 259 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $146 | $320 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $154 | $285 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $188 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $199 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $202 | $177 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $207 | $229 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $225 | $187 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $225 | $187 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $225 | $187 | — | — | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $227 | $239 | — | 69 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $245 | $221 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside, CA | $251 | $0 | ★ 1/5 | 248 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 $408 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $658 list price could save about $250 (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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