HCHG LEAD FILTER PAPER in California
Below is what hospitals in California charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 40 hospitals in California run from $1 to $185. The typical hospital charges $13. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $13
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Health Mountain View, CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $3 | Lowest price of any hospital | — | $3 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $1Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $12 | Cheaper than 97% of hospitals | $12 | $12 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield CA · Price file October 5, 2026 | $2Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $11 | Cheaper than 95% of hospitals | $12 | $11 |
| Redlands Community Hospital CA · Price file June 19, 2026 | $2Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $10 | Cheaper than 92% of hospitals | $12 | $10 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $3Insurance typically pays $11Sticker price $11 | Cheaper than 90% of hospitals | $11 | $11 |
| Adventist Health Delano CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $3Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $15 | Cheaper than 87% of hospitals | $12 | $15 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $4Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $12 | Cheaper than 85% of hospitals | $12 | $12 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center CA · Price file November 26, 2025 | $5Insurance typically pays $13Sticker price $8 | Cheaper than 82% of hospitals | $13 | $8 |
| Stanford Health Care CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $14 | Cheaper than 79% of hospitals | $12 | $14 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout CA · Price file July 6, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $18Sticker price $26 | Cheaper than 77% of hospitals | $18 | $26 |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp At Stanford CA · Price file March 31, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $7Sticker price $12 | Cheaper than 74% of hospitals | $7 | $12 |
| Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital CA · Price file November 3, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $14Sticker price $12 | Cheaper than 72% of hospitals | $14 | $12 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center CA · Price file June 17, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $9Sticker price $9 | Cheaper than 69% of hospitals | $9 | $9 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $7Insurance typically pays $17Sticker price $41 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | $17 | $41 |
| Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA | $7Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $11 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | — | $11 |
| George L Mee Memorial Hospital CA · Price file October 28, 2026 | $7Insurance typically pays $7Sticker price $9 | Cheaper than 62% of hospitals | $7 | $9 |
| Adventist Health Sonora CA · Price file May 23, 2026 | $8Insurance typically pays $19Sticker price $48 | Cheaper than 59% of hospitals | $19 | $48 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center CA · Price file July 14, 2026 | $8Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $8 | Cheaper than 56% of hospitals | — | $8 |
| Orchard Hospital CA · Price file October 23, 2026 | $11Insurance typically pays $9Sticker price $18 | Cheaper than 54% of hospitals | $9 | $18 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $12Insurance typically pays $14Sticker price $17 | Cheaper than 51% of hospitals | $14 | $17 |
| University Of California Irvine Medical Center CA · Price file July 1, 2024 | $14Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $45 | Pricier than 51% of hospitals | — | $45 |
| Adventist Health St Helena CA | $14Insurance typically pays $44Sticker price $93 | Pricier than 54% of hospitals | $44 | $93 |
| Oak Valley Hospital District CA · Price file July 17, 2026 | $16Insurance typically pays $13Sticker price $22 | Pricier than 56% of hospitals | $13 | $22 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CA · Price file May 24, 2026 | $21Insurance typically pays $74Sticker price $106 | Pricier than 59% of hospitals | $74 | $106 |
| Adventist Health Tulare CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $22Insurance typically pays $18Sticker price $116 | Pricier than 62% of hospitals | $18 | $116 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center CA · Price file July 30, 2026 | $24Insurance typically pays $61Sticker price $158 | Pricier than 64% of hospitals | $61 | $158 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $27Insurance typically pays $91Sticker price $34 | Pricier than 67% of hospitals | $91 | $34 |
| Adventist Health Hanford CA · Price file August 1, 2026 | $30Insurance typically pays $23Sticker price $157 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $23 | $157 |
| Adventist Health Reedley CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $30Insurance typically pays $17Sticker price $157 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $17 | $157 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $31Insurance typically pays $24Sticker price $65 | Pricier than 74% of hospitals | $24 | $65 |
| Providence Mission Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $31Insurance typically pays $24Sticker price $65 | Pricier than 74% of hospitals | $24 | $65 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $31Insurance typically pays $24Sticker price $65 | Pricier than 74% of hospitals | $24 | $65 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $32Insurance typically pays $19Sticker price $48 | Pricier than 82% of hospitals | $19 | $48 |
| Adventist Health Clearlake CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $32Insurance typically pays $66Sticker price $88 | Pricier than 82% of hospitals | $66 | $88 |
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $40Insurance typically pays $70Sticker price $135 | Pricier than 87% of hospitals | $70 | $135 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center CA · Price file July 20, 2026 | $41Insurance typically pays $40Sticker price $59 | Pricier than 90% of hospitals | $40 | $59 |
| Natividad Medical Center CA · Price file August 14, 2026 | $45Insurance typically pays $15Sticker price $45 | Pricier than 92% of hospitals | $15 | $45 |
| White Memorial Medical Center CA | $49Insurance typically pays $15Sticker price $271 | Pricier than 95% of hospitals | $15 | $271 |
| Chinese Hospital CA · Price file July 22, 2026 | $89Insurance typically pays $19Sticker price $89 | Pricier than 97% of hospitals | $19 | $89 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $185Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price $9 | Highest price of any hospital | $12 | $9 |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Los Robles Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $24Sticker price — | — | $24 | — |
| Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $24Sticker price — | — | $24 | — |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $24Sticker price — | — | $24 | — |
| Sutter Coast Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Memorial Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Corona Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $88 | — | — | $88 |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Emanate Health Queen Of The Valley Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $31Sticker price — | — | $31 | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Novato Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| West Hills Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $13 | — | — | $13 |
| Southwest Healthcare System-wildomar CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $62 | — | — | $62 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Eden Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $31Sticker price — | — | $31 | — |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $31Sticker price — | — | $31 | — |
| Sutter Amador Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Mills-peninsula Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-davies Campus Hosp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $12Sticker price — | — | $12 | — |
Procedure code 83655. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.