Emergency room visit, minor in California
Below is what hospitals in California charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 71 hospitals in California run from $3 to $2,400. The typical hospital charges $416. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $416
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
77 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 | $3Insurance typically pays $22Sticker price $38 | Lowest price of any hospital | $22 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield CA · Price file October 5, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $28Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 99% of hospitals | $28 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Sonora CA · Price file May 23, 2026 | $6Insurance typically pays $33Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 97% of hospitals | $33 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Reedley CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $7Insurance typically pays $27Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 96% of hospitals | $27 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CA · Price file May 24, 2026 | $8Insurance typically pays $30Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 94% of hospitals | $30 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $10Insurance typically pays $22Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 93% of hospitals | $22 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $11Insurance typically pays $30Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 91% of hospitals | $30 | $38 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $25Insurance typically pays $38Sticker price $38 | Cheaper than 90% of hospitals | $38 | $38 |
| Stanford Health Care CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $52Insurance typically pays $69Sticker price $105 | Cheaper than 89% of hospitals | $69 | $105 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $54Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $779 | Cheaper than 87% of hospitals | $108 | $779 |
| Adventist Health Delano CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $59Insurance typically pays $177Sticker price $295 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | $177 | $295 |
| Natividad Medical Center CA · Price file August 14, 2026 | $64Insurance typically pays $14Sticker price $64 | Cheaper than 84% of hospitals | $14 | $64 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center CA · Price file July 30, 2026 | $91Insurance typically pays $182Sticker price $608 | Cheaper than 83% of hospitals | $182 | $608 |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital CA · Price file September 28, 2026 | $97Insurance typically pays $87Sticker price $97 | Cheaper than 81% of hospitals | $87 | $97 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $111Insurance typically pays $487Sticker price $696 | Cheaper than 80% of hospitals | $487 | $696 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout CA · Price file July 6, 2026 | $122Insurance typically pays $109Sticker price $554 | Cheaper than 79% of hospitals | $109 | $554 |
| Adventist Health Tulare CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $133Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $701 | Cheaper than 77% of hospitals | $108 | $701 |
| Adventist Health Hanford CA · Price file August 1, 2026 | $133Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $701 | Cheaper than 77% of hospitals | $108 | $701 |
| University Of California Irvine Medical Center CA · Price file July 1, 2024 | $142Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $473 | Cheaper than 74% of hospitals | — | $473 |
| Adventist Health Clearlake CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $153Insurance typically pays $338Sticker price $425 | Cheaper than 73% of hospitals | $338 | $425 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura Ventura, CA · Price file June 15, 2026 | $168Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $420 | Cheaper than 71% of hospitals | — | $420 |
| White Memorial Medical Center CA | $173Insurance typically pays $92Sticker price $961 | Cheaper than 70% of hospitals | $92 | $961 |
| Redlands Community Hospital CA · Price file June 19, 2026 | $174Insurance typically pays $141Sticker price $725 | Cheaper than 69% of hospitals | $141 | $725 |
| Adventist Health St Helena CA | $174Insurance typically pays $615Sticker price $1,160 | Cheaper than 69% of hospitals | $615 | $1,160 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center CA · Price file June 17, 2026 | $212Insurance typically pays $114Sticker price $303 | Cheaper than 66% of hospitals | $114 | $303 |
| Oak Valley Hospital District CA · Price file July 17, 2026 | $241Insurance typically pays $192Sticker price $321 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $192 | $321 |
| Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $245Insurance typically pays $124Sticker price $700 | Cheaper than 63% of hospitals | $124 | $700 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $245Insurance typically pays $124Sticker price $700 | Cheaper than 63% of hospitals | $124 | $700 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $273Insurance typically pays $113Sticker price $390 | Cheaper than 60% of hospitals | $113 | $390 |
| Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital CA · Price file November 3, 2026 | $302Insurance typically pays $163Sticker price $603 | Cheaper than 59% of hospitals | $163 | $603 |
| Orchard Hospital CA · Price file October 23, 2026 | $321Insurance typically pays $22Sticker price $535 | Cheaper than 57% of hospitals | $22 | $535 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $381Insurance typically pays $124Sticker price $1,088 | Cheaper than 56% of hospitals | $124 | $1,088 |
| El Camino Health Mountain View, CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $389Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,556 | Cheaper than 54% of hospitals | — | $1,556 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center CA · Price file July 14, 2026 | $390Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $390 | Cheaper than 53% of hospitals | — | $390 |
| Providence Mission Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $390Insurance typically pays $114Sticker price $813 | Cheaper than 51% of hospitals | $114 | $813 |
| Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital CA | $416Insurance typically pays $136Sticker price $416 | Cheaper than 50% of hospitals | $136 | $416 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital CA | $416Insurance typically pays $136Sticker price $416 | Cheaper than 50% of hospitals | $136 | $416 |
| Emanate Health Queen Of The Valley Hospital CA | $416Insurance typically pays $136Sticker price $416 | Cheaper than 50% of hospitals | $136 | $416 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $435Insurance typically pays $114Sticker price $906 | Pricier than 54% of hospitals | $114 | $906 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $442Insurance typically pays $119Sticker price $567 | Pricier than 56% of hospitals | $119 | $567 |
| George L Mee Memorial Hospital CA · Price file October 28, 2026 | $482Insurance typically pays $514Sticker price $643 | Pricier than 57% of hospitals | $514 | $643 |
| Sutter Coast Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $494Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $494 | Pricier than 59% of hospitals | $108 | $494 |
| Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA | $543Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $904 | Pricier than 60% of hospitals | — | $904 |
| Chinese Hospital CA · Price file July 22, 2026 | $558Insurance typically pays $129Sticker price $558 | Pricier than 61% of hospitals | $129 | $558 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Memorial Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Davis Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Mills-peninsula Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Eden Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Sutter Amador Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-davies Campus Hosp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Novato Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $120Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $120 | $603 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $603Insurance typically pays $108Sticker price $603 | Pricier than 63% of hospitals | $108 | $603 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $622Insurance typically pays $710Sticker price $888 | Pricier than 94% of hospitals | $710 | $888 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $636Insurance typically pays $114Sticker price $1,326 | Pricier than 96% of hospitals | $114 | $1,326 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center CA · Price file July 20, 2026 | $674Insurance typically pays $78Sticker price $963 | Pricier than 97% of hospitals | $78 | $963 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $1,412Insurance typically pays $441Sticker price $1,226 | Pricier than 99% of hospitals | $441 | $1,226 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center CA · Price file November 26, 2025 | $2,400Insurance typically pays $900Sticker price $3,692 | Highest price of any hospital | $900 | $3,692 |
| Southwest Healthcare System-wildomar CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $2,145 | — | — | $2,145 |
| West Hills Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $522Sticker price — | — | $522 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $795Sticker price — | — | $795 | — |
| Corona Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $2,916 | — | — | $2,916 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $2,492 | — | — | $2,492 |
| Los Robles Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $615Sticker price — | — | $615 | — |
Procedure code 99281. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.