Simple drainage of abscess of finger in California
Below is what hospitals in California charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 36 hospitals in California run from $35 to $4,951. The typical hospital charges $330. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $330
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
68 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 | $35Insurance typically pays $184Sticker price $502 | Lowest price of any hospital | $184 | $502 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield CA · Price file October 5, 2026 | $75Insurance typically pays $165Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 97% of hospitals | $165 | $502 |
| University Of California Irvine Medical Center CA · Price file July 1, 2024 | $77Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $258 | Cheaper than 94% of hospitals | — | $258 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center CA · Price file July 30, 2026 | $81Insurance typically pays $226Sticker price $539 | Cheaper than 91% of hospitals | $226 | $539 |
| Adventist Health Sonora CA · Price file May 23, 2026 | $85Insurance typically pays $276Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 89% of hospitals | $276 | $502 |
| Adventist Health Hanford CA · Price file August 1, 2026 | $95Insurance typically pays $162Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | $162 | $502 |
| Adventist Health Reedley CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $95Insurance typically pays $179Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | $179 | $502 |
| Adventist Health Tulare CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $95Insurance typically pays $150Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | $150 | $502 |
| White Memorial Medical Center CA | $97Insurance typically pays $195Sticker price $539 | Cheaper than 77% of hospitals | $195 | $539 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CA · Price file May 24, 2026 | $100Insurance typically pays $181Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 74% of hospitals | $181 | $502 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $128Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price $670 | Cheaper than 71% of hospitals | $258 | $670 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $136Insurance typically pays $180Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 69% of hospitals | $180 | $502 |
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $151Insurance typically pays $239Sticker price $502 | Cheaper than 66% of hospitals | $239 | $502 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $189Insurance typically pays $477Sticker price $540 | Cheaper than 63% of hospitals | $477 | $540 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura Ventura, CA · Price file June 15, 2026 | $211Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $527 | Cheaper than 60% of hospitals | — | $527 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $276Insurance typically pays $577Sticker price $788 | Cheaper than 57% of hospitals | $577 | $788 |
| Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $276Insurance typically pays $577Sticker price $788 | Cheaper than 57% of hospitals | $577 | $788 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $329Insurance typically pays $1,266Sticker price $686 | Cheaper than 51% of hospitals | $1,266 | $686 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $331Insurance typically pays $359Sticker price $502 | Pricier than 51% of hospitals | $359 | $502 |
| Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital CA · Price file November 3, 2026 | $345Insurance typically pays $294Sticker price $690 | Pricier than 54% of hospitals | $294 | $690 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center CA · Price file July 14, 2026 | $392Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $392 | Pricier than 57% of hospitals | — | $392 |
| Natividad Medical Center CA · Price file August 14, 2026 | $433Insurance typically pays $187Sticker price $433 | Pricier than 60% of hospitals | $187 | $433 |
| Orchard Hospital CA · Price file October 23, 2026 | $437Insurance typically pays $509Sticker price $728 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $509 | $728 |
| Providence Mission Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $484Insurance typically pays $1,200Sticker price $1,009 | Pricier than 66% of hospitals | $1,200 | $1,009 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $502Insurance typically pays $268Sticker price $717 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $268 | $717 |
| Redlands Community Hospital CA · Price file June 19, 2026 | $544Insurance typically pays $335Sticker price $2,268 | Pricier than 71% of hospitals | $335 | $2,268 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $571Insurance typically pays $1,394Sticker price $1,189 | Pricier than 74% of hospitals | $1,394 | $1,189 |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital CA · Price file September 28, 2026 | $655Insurance typically pays $577Sticker price $655 | Pricier than 77% of hospitals | $577 | $655 |
| Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA | $846Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,410 | Pricier than 80% of hospitals | — | $1,410 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center CA · Price file November 26, 2025 | $1,016Insurance typically pays $4,167Sticker price $1,563 | Pricier than 83% of hospitals | $4,167 | $1,563 |
| Stanford Health Care CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,103Insurance typically pays $9,589Sticker price $2,758 | Pricier than 86% of hospitals | $9,589 | $2,758 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center CA · Price file July 20, 2026 | $1,169Insurance typically pays $1,129Sticker price $1,670 | Pricier than 89% of hospitals | $1,129 | $1,670 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,221Insurance typically pays $3,505Sticker price $1,566 | Pricier than 91% of hospitals | $3,505 | $1,566 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $1,255Insurance typically pays $1,399Sticker price $1,793 | Pricier than 94% of hospitals | $1,399 | $1,793 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $1,412Insurance typically pays $696Sticker price $2,094 | Pricier than 97% of hospitals | $696 | $2,094 |
| Chinese Hospital CA · Price file July 22, 2026 | $4,951Insurance typically pays $306Sticker price $4,951 | Highest price of any hospital | $306 | $4,951 |
| Los Robles Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $105Sticker price — | — | $105 | — |
| Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $362Sticker price — | — | $362 | — |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $362Sticker price — | — | $362 | — |
| Eden Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Mills-peninsula Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Corona Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $508 | — | — | $508 |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $2,053Sticker price — | — | $2,053 | — |
| Sutter Coast Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Novato Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Memorial Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Emanate Health Queen Of The Valley Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $362Sticker price — | — | $362 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $858 | — | — | $858 |
| Southwest Healthcare System-wildomar CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $622 | — | — | $622 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| West Hills Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $105Sticker price — | — | $105 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-davies Campus Hosp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price — | — | $285 | — |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
| Sutter Amador Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $258Sticker price — | — | $258 | — |
Procedure code 26010. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.