Wound repair, layered stitches in California
Below is what hospitals in California charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 49 hospitals in California run from $37 to $2,645. The typical hospital charges $652. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $652
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
70 hospitals. Sort by: Cash price ▲ · Negotiated median · Gross charge · Negotiated low
What these numbers mean.
Cash price is what the hospital lists for patients paying out of pocket.
Negotiated median is the middle of what insurance companies actually agreed to pay.
Gross charge is the sticker price — almost nobody pays it.
What you will actually pay is usually different from both numbers:
with insurance, your deductible, copay, or coinsurance decides what you owe —
the negotiated rate is what the insurer pays, not your bill.
A single line item may not be the whole cost: physician, anesthesia, pathology,
and facility fees can be billed separately.
Prices vary by hospital and change over time; always confirm with the hospital before you go.
| Hospital | Cash price | Where it sits | Insurance pays (typical) | Gross charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $37Insurance typically pays $184Sticker price $533 | Lowest price of any hospital | $184 | $533 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield CA · Price file October 5, 2026 | $80Insurance typically pays $151Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 98% of hospitals | $151 | $533 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center CA · Price file July 30, 2026 | $86Insurance typically pays $173Sticker price $570 | Cheaper than 96% of hospitals | $173 | $570 |
| Adventist Health St Helena CA | $90Insurance typically pays $199Sticker price $599 | Cheaper than 94% of hospitals | $199 | $599 |
| Adventist Health Hanford CA · Price file August 1, 2026 | $101Insurance typically pays $202Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 92% of hospitals | $202 | $533 |
| Adventist Health Tulare CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $101Insurance typically pays $189Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 92% of hospitals | $189 | $533 |
| Adventist Health Reedley CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $101Insurance typically pays $190Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 92% of hospitals | $190 | $533 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CA · Price file May 24, 2026 | $110Insurance typically pays $351Sticker price $550 | Cheaper than 85% of hospitals | $351 | $550 |
| Adventist Health Delano CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $111Insurance typically pays $412Sticker price $554 | Cheaper than 83% of hospitals | $412 | $554 |
| Adventist Health Sonora CA · Price file May 23, 2026 | $124Insurance typically pays $459Sticker price $727 | Cheaper than 81% of hospitals | $459 | $727 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $144Insurance typically pays $178Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 79% of hospitals | $178 | $533 |
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $160Insurance typically pays $302Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 77% of hospitals | $302 | $533 |
| University Of California Irvine Medical Center CA · Price file July 1, 2024 | $195Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $651 | Cheaper than 75% of hospitals | — | $651 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $259Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $1,768 | Cheaper than 73% of hospitals | $523 | $1,768 |
| Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $276Insurance typically pays $969Sticker price $788 | Cheaper than 71% of hospitals | $969 | $788 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $276Insurance typically pays $969Sticker price $788 | Cheaper than 71% of hospitals | $969 | $788 |
| White Memorial Medical Center CA | $283Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $1,571 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | $523 | $1,571 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $352Insurance typically pays $279Sticker price $533 | Cheaper than 65% of hospitals | $279 | $533 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $385Insurance typically pays $967Sticker price $1,099 | Cheaper than 62% of hospitals | $967 | $1,099 |
| Orchard Hospital CA · Price file October 23, 2026 | $391Insurance typically pays $456Sticker price $652 | Cheaper than 60% of hospitals | $456 | $652 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $406Insurance typically pays $1,312Sticker price $846 | Cheaper than 58% of hospitals | $1,312 | $846 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura Ventura, CA · Price file June 15, 2026 | $419Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,047 | Cheaper than 56% of hospitals | — | $1,047 |
| Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital CA · Price file November 3, 2026 | $480Insurance typically pays $480Sticker price $960 | Cheaper than 54% of hospitals | $480 | $960 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $652Insurance typically pays $1,458Sticker price $1,358 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,458 | $1,358 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center CA · Price file July 14, 2026 | $652Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $652 | Cheaper than 50% of hospitals | — | $652 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center CA · Price file July 20, 2026 | $667Insurance typically pays $257Sticker price $953 | Pricier than 52% of hospitals | $257 | $953 |
| Natividad Medical Center CA · Price file August 14, 2026 | $736Insurance typically pays $170Sticker price $736 | Pricier than 54% of hospitals | $170 | $736 |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital CA · Price file September 28, 2026 | $739Insurance typically pays $385Sticker price $739 | Pricier than 56% of hospitals | $385 | $739 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $745Insurance typically pays $544Sticker price $1,064 | Pricier than 58% of hospitals | $544 | $1,064 |
| George L Mee Memorial Hospital CA · Price file October 28, 2026 | $942Insurance typically pays $1,005Sticker price $1,256 | Pricier than 60% of hospitals | $1,005 | $1,256 |
| Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA | $1,239Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $2,064 | Pricier than 62% of hospitals | — | $2,064 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center CA · Price file November 26, 2025 | $1,341Insurance typically pays $9,060Sticker price $2,063 | Pricier than 65% of hospitals | $9,060 | $2,063 |
| Stanford Health Care CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,367Insurance typically pays $368Sticker price $2,734 | Pricier than 67% of hospitals | $368 | $2,734 |
| Providence Mission Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,375Insurance typically pays $1,256Sticker price $2,865 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $1,256 | $2,865 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $1,412Insurance typically pays $1,251Sticker price $3,275 | Pricier than 71% of hospitals | $1,251 | $3,275 |
| Sutter Coast Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,892Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $1,892 | Pricier than 73% of hospitals | $523 | $1,892 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Memorial Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Davis Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Amador Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,238Insurance typically pays $523Sticker price $2,238 | Pricier than 75% of hospitals | $523 | $2,238 |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp At Stanford CA · Price file March 31, 2026 | $2,359Insurance typically pays $1,991Sticker price $4,718 | Pricier than 96% of hospitals | $1,991 | $4,718 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,450Insurance typically pays $4,585Sticker price $3,141 | Pricier than 98% of hospitals | $4,585 | $3,141 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $2,645Insurance typically pays $2,230Sticker price $3,779 | Highest price of any hospital | $2,230 | $3,779 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| West Hills Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $1,163Sticker price — | — | $1,163 | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Eden Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $2,684Sticker price — | — | $2,684 | — |
| Mills-peninsula Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Novato Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Emanate Health Queen Of The Valley Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $685Sticker price — | — | $685 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $4,657 | — | — | $4,657 |
| Southwest Healthcare System-wildomar CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,630 | — | — | $1,630 |
| Los Robles Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $1,169Sticker price — | — | $1,169 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-davies Campus Hosp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $685Sticker price — | — | $685 | — |
| Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $578Sticker price — | — | $578 | — |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $685Sticker price — | — | $685 | — |
| Corona Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,228 | — | — | $1,228 |
Procedure code 12031. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.