Cellulitis Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for cellulitis — a bacterial skin infection typically requiring IV antibiotics.
State average
$33,690
gross charge · DRG 603
Hospitals
41
with published pricing
Price range
$751 – $66,317
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($751 at Colusa Medical Center) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $0 - 2
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $751Cash pay $450 - 3
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $1,151Cash pay $921 - 4
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $3,553Cash pay $2,132 - 5
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $9,011Cash pay $5,407 - 6
Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA
Gross charge $13,860Cash pay $8,316 - 7
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $14,978 - 8
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $19,869Cash pay $4,967 - 9
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $19,869Cash pay $4,967 - 10
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $19,869Cash pay $4,967 - 11
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $19,869Cash pay $4,967 - 12
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $20,573Cash pay $2,059,291 - 13Gross charge $23,034Cash pay $2,845,227
- 14
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $23,152 - 15
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $25,164Cash pay $10,500 - 16
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $25,256Cash pay $16,669 - 17
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $25,417Cash pay $4,829 - 18
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $26,749Cash pay $1,051,507 - 19
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $31,098Cash pay $16,482 - 20
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $31,193 - 21
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $31,707Cash pay $19,024 - 22
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $31,789Cash pay $20,663 - 23
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $32,387Cash pay $22,671 - 24
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $35,744 - 25
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $37,046Cash pay $11,114 - 26
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $37,345Cash pay $13,444 - 27
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $38,882Cash pay $27,217 - 28
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $40,827Cash pay $28,579 - 29
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $41,915Cash pay $31,436 - 30
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $47,227Cash pay $23,613 - 31
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $47,227Cash pay $23,613 - 32
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $49,948Cash pay $4,827 - 33
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $51,199Cash pay $30,719 - 34
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $52,541 - 35
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $52,786Cash pay $39,589 - 36
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $52,786Cash pay $39,589 - 37
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $52,786Cash pay $39,589 - 38
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $52,786Cash pay $39,589 - 39
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $53,570Cash pay $54,641 - 40
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $53,934Cash pay $8,090 - 41
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $66,136 - 42
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $66,317Cash pay $15,916 - 43
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 50
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 53
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,969 - 54
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 58
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 60
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 62
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 72
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 74
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 78
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,853 - 79
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,047 - 80
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 81
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,990 - 84
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 92Gross charge —Cash pay $14,078
- 93
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price cellulitis (Medicare DRG 603) anywhere from $751 to $66,317 — a $65,566 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Colusa Medical Center in Colusa; the most expensive is Redlands Community Hospital in Redlands. The state average sits at $33,690.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists cellulitis at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent cellulitis admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform cellulitis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 603 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.