Diabetes Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for diabetes with complications such as ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state, or severe hypoglycemia.
State average
$37,227
gross charge · DRG 638
Hospitals
41
with published pricing
Price range
$2,673 – $71,676
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,673 at Glenn 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
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $2,673Cash pay $1,604 - 3
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $3,194Cash pay $2,555 - 4
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $3,680Cash pay $2,208 - 5
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $10,923 - 6
Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA
Gross charge $11,103Cash pay $6,662 - 7
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $11,870Cash pay $7,122 - 8
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $21,292Cash pay $15,969 - 9
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $21,743Cash pay $3,262 - 10
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $21,804Cash pay $857,134 - 11
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $26,901 - 12
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $27,381 - 13
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $29,160Cash pay $2,918,754 - 14
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $30,266Cash pay $21,186 - 15
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $30,543Cash pay $19,853 - 16
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $30,888Cash pay $20,386 - 17
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925 - 18
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925 - 19
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925 - 20
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925 - 21
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $32,637Cash pay $17,298 - 22
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $32,936 - 23Gross charge $33,333Cash pay $4,117,387
- 24
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $34,534Cash pay $10,500 - 25
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $35,022Cash pay $6,654 - 26
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $37,408Cash pay $22,445 - 27
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $42,512Cash pay $21,256 - 28
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $42,512Cash pay $21,256 - 29
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $43,777Cash pay $30,644 - 30
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $44,909Cash pay $13,473 - 31
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $45,044Cash pay $27,027 - 32
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $55,461Cash pay $56,570 - 33
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $60,290Cash pay $42,203 - 34
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $60,609Cash pay $4,966 - 35
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $61,649Cash pay $22,194 - 36
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $63,305 - 37
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489 - 38
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489 - 39
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489 - 40
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489 - 41
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $65,180 - 42
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $71,676Cash pay $17,202 - 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 $9,216 - 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 $12,326 - 79
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,493 - 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 $12,472 - 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 $14,301
- 93
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price diabetes (Medicare DRG 638) anywhere from $2,673 to $71,676 — a $69,003 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Glenn Medical Center in Willows; the most expensive is Redlands Community Hospital in Redlands. The state average sits at $37,227.
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 diabetes 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 diabetes 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 diabetes in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 638 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.