X-ray of the hip (4 views) cost in California

Prices at 126 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $546 — 74% above the US median ($313), roughly 8.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $133 $134 ★ 3/5 188 min
Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA $133 $134 ★ 3/5 238 min
Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA $133 $134 ★ 3/5 134 min
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA $133 $134 ★ 2/5 134 min
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $133 $134 ★ 2/5 190 min
Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach, CA $133 $134 ★ 1/5 158 min
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA $133 $134 ★ 3/5 204 min
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $133 $134 ★ 3/5 167 min
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA $133 $134 ★ 2/5 140 min
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA $133 $134 ★ 2/5 156 min
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA $134 $134 ★ 4/5 259 min
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA $160 $134 ★ 3/5 194 min
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $176 $132 ★ 3/5 191 min
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $183 $94
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $197 $61 ★ 4/5 328 min
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $202 $141 94 min
Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA $240 $217 ★ 2/5 240 min
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $246 ★ 2/5 194 min
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA $293 $188 ★ 4/5 194 min
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA $293 $188 ★ 5/5 186 min
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA $293 $188 ★ 5/5
Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas Encinitas, CA $293 $134 ★ 4/5 200 min
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA $294 $246 ★ 5/5 259 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif Sacramento, CA $297 $136
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $347 ★ 4/5 171 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 September 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)
$1,048
Cash / self-pay
$546
Insurer-negotiated
$149
Medicare pays
$63
$160$1,056
Median cash $546  ·  Medicare $63  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $546 — about 8.7× the Medicare rate ($63). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($126).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,048 list price could save about $502 (48%).

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