Doctor visit, established patient, quick in California
Below is what hospitals in California charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 48 hospitals in California run from $6 to $490. The typical hospital charges $95. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $95
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
52 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 | $6Insurance typically pays $37Sticker price $88 | Lowest price of any hospital | $37 | $88 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield CA · Price file October 5, 2026 | $11Insurance typically pays $34Sticker price $71 | Cheaper than 98% of hospitals | $34 | $71 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center CA · Price file July 30, 2026 | $11Insurance typically pays $42Sticker price $74 | Cheaper than 96% of hospitals | $42 | $74 |
| Adventist Health St Helena CA | $12Insurance typically pays $40Sticker price $77 | Cheaper than 94% of hospitals | $40 | $77 |
| Adventist Health Reedley CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $13Insurance typically pays $34Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 91% of hospitals | $34 | $69 |
| Adventist Health Tulare CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $13Insurance typically pays $33Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 91% of hospitals | $33 | $69 |
| Adventist Health Hanford CA · Price file August 1, 2026 | $13Insurance typically pays $34Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 91% of hospitals | $34 | $69 |
| White Memorial Medical Center CA | $13Insurance typically pays $32Sticker price $74 | Cheaper than 85% of hospitals | $32 | $74 |
| Adventist Health Sonora CA · Price file May 23, 2026 | $14Insurance typically pays $59Sticker price $81 | Cheaper than 83% of hospitals | $59 | $81 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CA · Price file May 24, 2026 | $14Insurance typically pays $49Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 81% of hospitals | $49 | $69 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $19Insurance typically pays $36Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 79% of hospitals | $36 | $69 |
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $21Insurance typically pays $45Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 77% of hospitals | $45 | $69 |
| Adventist Health Delano CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $33Insurance typically pays $54Sticker price $166 | Cheaper than 74% of hospitals | $54 | $166 |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp At Stanford CA · Price file March 31, 2026 | $44Insurance typically pays $145Sticker price $88 | Cheaper than 72% of hospitals | $145 | $88 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $46Insurance typically pays $65Sticker price $69 | Cheaper than 70% of hospitals | $65 | $69 |
| El Camino Health Mountain View, CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $51Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $203 | Cheaper than 68% of hospitals | — | $203 |
| University Of California Irvine Medical Center CA · Price file July 1, 2024 | $54Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $180 | Cheaper than 66% of hospitals | — | $180 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $66Insurance typically pays $48Sticker price $201 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $48 | $201 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout CA · Price file July 6, 2026 | $68Insurance typically pays $88Sticker price $307 | Cheaper than 62% of hospitals | $88 | $307 |
| Orchard Hospital CA · Price file October 23, 2026 | $73Insurance typically pays $28Sticker price $122 | Cheaper than 60% of hospitals | $28 | $122 |
| Natividad Medical Center CA · Price file August 14, 2026 | $75Insurance typically pays $38Sticker price $75 | Cheaper than 57% of hospitals | $38 | $75 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $84Insurance typically pays $28Sticker price $120 | Cheaper than 55% of hospitals | $28 | $120 |
| Redlands Community Hospital CA · Price file June 19, 2026 | $86Insurance typically pays $44Sticker price $360 | Cheaper than 53% of hospitals | $44 | $360 |
| Oak Valley Hospital District CA · Price file July 17, 2026 | $94Insurance typically pays $56Sticker price $126 | Cheaper than 51% of hospitals | $56 | $126 |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital CA · Price file September 28, 2026 | $96Insurance typically pays $66Sticker price $96 | Pricier than 51% of hospitals | $66 | $96 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center CA · Price file July 20, 2026 | $111Insurance typically pays $45Sticker price $158 | Pricier than 53% of hospitals | $45 | $158 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $114Insurance typically pays $83Sticker price $229 | Pricier than 55% of hospitals | $83 | $229 |
| George L Mee Memorial Hospital CA · Price file October 28, 2026 | $124Insurance typically pays $146Sticker price $165 | Pricier than 57% of hospitals | $146 | $165 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $124Insurance typically pays $358Sticker price $159 | Pricier than 60% of hospitals | $358 | $159 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center CA · Price file June 17, 2026 | $150Insurance typically pays $33Sticker price $215 | Pricier than 62% of hospitals | $33 | $215 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center CA · Price file July 14, 2026 | $159Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $159 | Pricier than 64% of hospitals | — | $159 |
| Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital CA · Price file November 3, 2026 | $181Insurance typically pays $40Sticker price $361 | Pricier than 66% of hospitals | $40 | $361 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Davis Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Memorial Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Amador Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $262Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $262 | Pricier than 68% of hospitals | — | $262 |
| Stanford Health Care CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $286Insurance typically pays $154Sticker price $573 | Pricier than 89% of hospitals | $154 | $573 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center CA · Price file November 26, 2025 | $300Insurance typically pays $123Sticker price $462 | Pricier than 91% of hospitals | $123 | $462 |
| Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA | $393Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $655 | Pricier than 94% of hospitals | — | $655 |
| Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital CA | $490Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $490 | Pricier than 96% of hospitals | — | $490 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital CA | $490Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $490 | Pricier than 96% of hospitals | — | $490 |
| Emanate Health Queen Of The Valley Hospital CA | $490Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $490 | Pricier than 96% of hospitals | — | $490 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $32Sticker price — | — | $32 | — |
| West Hills Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $34Sticker price — | — | $34 | — |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $60Sticker price — | — | $60 | — |
| Los Robles Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $34Sticker price — | — | $34 | — |
Procedure code 99212. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.