Prices at 33 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $141 — 10% above the US median ($128).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Tulare | Tulare, CA | $22 | $99 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego, CA | $43 | $40 | ★ 5/5 | 259 min | — |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Brawley, CA | $62 | $63 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital | Big Bear Lake, CA | $75 | $75 | — | 139 min | — |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, CA | $78 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | — |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp, CA | $90 | — | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | — |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $115 | $114 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | — |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $125 | — | — | 94 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $129 | — | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $138 | $166 | ★ 5/5 | 150 min | — |
| Trinity Hospital | Weaverville, CA | $143 | $143 | — | 69 min | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia, CA | $170 | — | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | — |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $225 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 322 min | — |
| College Hospital | Cerritos, CA | $225 | $53 | — | — | — |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora, CA | $225 | $53 | — | — | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $254 | $307 | ★ 5/5 | 199 min | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $254 | $307 | ★ 5/5 | 276 min | — |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley, CA | $318 | $270 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield, CA | $325 | $132 | ★ 1/5 | 306 min | — |
| Coast Plaza Hospital | Norwalk, CA | $391 | $239 | ★ 1/5 | 157 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.
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