California Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across California — drawn from 194 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within California, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $5 – $1,437 | $576 | 74 |
| Umbilical Hernia Repair | $423 – $14,970 | $10,220 | 51 |
| Anesthesia for Upper Endoscopy | $11 – $381 | $174 | 20 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Under Age 12) | $357 – $10,705 | $7,516 | 115 |
| IUD Insertion | $162 – $4,689 | $824 | 115 |
| Sinus Surgery (Endoscopic, with Tissue Removal) | $485 – $12,903 | $8,796 | 115 |
| Ear Tube Placement (Tympanostomy) | $255 – $6,206 | $1,986 | 120 |
| Anesthesia for Screening Colonoscopy | $13 – $305 | $139 | 20 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in California, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia for Screening Colonoscopy | $64 | $339 |
| Holter Monitor (24-48 Hour Heart Monitor) | $67 | $353 |
| Anesthesia for Upper Endoscopy | $81 | $424 |
| Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Global Package | $1,677 | $7,944 |
| Cesarean Delivery (Global Package) | $2,092 | $8,900 |
| Vaginal Delivery (Global Package) | $1,876 | $7,308 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in California
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $33,216 | 118 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $20,653 | 115 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $16,336 | 120 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $16,336 | 133 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $16,160 | 130 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $14,775 | 117 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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