X-ray of the ankle Cost in San Francisco, CA (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in San Francisco, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,140 — 313% above the US median ($276), roughly 30.8× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$605	$124	★ 4/5	—	—
California Pacific Medical Center-Van Ness Campus	San Francisco, CA	$1,140	$126	★ 3/5	198 min	—
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp	San Francisco, CA	$1,300	$126	★ 3/5	160 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)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,140

Cash / self-pay

$1,140

Insurer-negotiated

$126

Medicare pays

$37

$712$1,268

Median cash $1,140 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,140 — about 30.8× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

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Doctors who perform this in San Francisco

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Philip Kaiser, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	San Francisco, CA	296
Keith Donatto, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	San Francisco, CA	149
Matthew Epstein, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	San Francisco, CA	77
Lynne Steinbach, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	San Francisco, CA	47
Jyoti Narayanswami	Diagnostic Radiology	San Francisco, CA	45
Abbey Kennedy, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	San Francisco, CA	42
Monara Dini, DPM	Podiatry	San Francisco, CA	25
Virginia Hoptman, PA-C	Physician Assistant	San Francisco, CA	12

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