Prices at 172 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $102 — 80% above the US median ($57), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Medical Center | Ventura, CA | $17 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura | Ventura, CA | $17 | $28 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Colorado River Medical Center | Needles, CA | $18 | — | — | 121 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $19 | $19 | — | 139 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $20 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $22 | $82 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning, CA | $22 | $92 | ★ 3/5 | 194 min | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $26 | $66 | ★ 4/5 | 259 min | — |
| UCI Health-Orange | Orange, CA | $30 | $125 | ★ 4/5 | 318 min | — |
| UCI Health-Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos, CA | $30 | $125 | ★ 1/5 | 238 min | — |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley, CA | $30 | $125 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | — |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $32 | $50 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | Loma Linda, CA | $36 | $60 | ★ 4/5 | 413 min | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | Murrieta, CA | $36 | $60 | ★ 2/5 | 224 min | — |
| Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | Loma Linda, CA | $36 | $60 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Loma Linda VA Medical Center | Loma Linda, CA | $36 | $60 | ★ 3/5 | — | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $49 | $97 | — | 94 min | — |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz, CA | $53 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced, CA | $57 | $76 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $57 | — | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View, CA | $60 | — | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $61 | $109 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $61 | $109 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $61 | $109 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| John Muir Behavioral Health Center | Concord, CA | $62 | $84 | — | — | — |
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 $102 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $176 list price could save about $73 (42%).
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