Prices at 174 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $800 — 72% above the US median ($466), roughly 18.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $137 | $478 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $155 | $141 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $174 | $216 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $177 | $332 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $208 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, CA | $209 | $480 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla, CA | $209 | $379 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla, CA | $209 | $454 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas | Encinitas, CA | $209 | $476 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $232 | $648 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $232 | $648 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $232 | $648 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $238 | $480 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $257 | $257 | — | 139 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $269 | $411 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $269 | $411 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $269 | $411 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | Lompoc, CA | $284 | $360 | ★ 1/5 | 171 min | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center | Palmdale, CA | $308 | $191 | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| Mission Community Hospital | Panorama City, CA | $329 | $117 | ★ 3/5 | 233 min | — |
| St Rose Hospital | Hayward, CA | $332 | $531 | ★ 1/5 | 160 min | — |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $338 | $647 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | — |
| Pih Health Downey Hospital | Downey, CA | $348 | $412 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $356 | $417 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $358 | $327 | — | 94 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 $800 — about 18.4× the Medicare rate ($43). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($87).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,449 list price could save about $649 (45%).
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