Prices at 165 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $41 — about the US median ($42), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino, CA | $6 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | Clovis, CA | $6 | $6 | ★ 2/5 | 242 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $6 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $6 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $6 | $8 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $6 | $8 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $7 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $7 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $8 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | $9 | $6 | — | — | — |
| Children's Hospital at Mission | Mission Viejo, CA | $9 | $6 | — | — | — |
| Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange | Orange, CA | $9 | $6 | — | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $9 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Long Beach, CA | $9 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $9 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 284 min | — |
| Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center | Laguna Hills, CA | $9 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center | Fountain Valley, CA | $9 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $9 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $9 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | — |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | $9 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $10 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 240 min | — |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital | Fresno, CA | $10 | $6 | — | — | — |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Turlock, CA | $11 | — | ★ 2/5 | 190 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $13 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $13 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 276 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 $41 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($6). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($11).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $79 list price could save about $38 (48%).
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