Signs & Symptoms Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for unexplained signs and symptoms without a definitive diagnosis at discharge.
State average
$38,510
gross charge · DRG 948
Hospitals
41
with published pricing
Price range
$1,493 – $84,204
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($1,493 at Seneca District Hospital) 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
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $1,493Cash pay $1,195 - 3
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $3,979Cash pay $2,387 - 4
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $4,768Cash pay $2,861 - 5
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $8,630 - 6
Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA
Gross charge $11,689Cash pay $7,013 - 7
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $14,991Cash pay $8,995 - 8
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $20,621 - 9
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $25,940Cash pay $9,338 - 10
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $28,226Cash pay $18,629 - 11
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $29,771Cash pay $17,863 - 12
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $29,850Cash pay $7,463 - 13
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $29,850Cash pay $7,463 - 14
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $29,850Cash pay $7,463 - 15
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $29,850Cash pay $7,463 - 16
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $29,977Cash pay $10,500 - 17
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $30,878Cash pay $21,615 - 18
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $32,163Cash pay $19,298 - 19
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $33,729Cash pay $3,376,094 - 20
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $34,191Cash pay $6,496 - 21
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $37,510Cash pay $1,474,510 - 22
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $38,101Cash pay $24,766 - 23
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $39,832 - 24
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $44,043Cash pay $23,343 - 25
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $44,934 - 26
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $44,997Cash pay $6,750 - 27
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $46,805Cash pay $35,104 - 28
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $47,172Cash pay $33,021 - 29
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $47,206Cash pay $33,044 - 30Gross charge $49,305
- 31
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $53,197Cash pay $26,599 - 32
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $53,197Cash pay $26,599 - 33
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $53,520Cash pay $40,140 - 34
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $53,520Cash pay $40,140 - 35
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $53,520Cash pay $40,140 - 36
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $53,520Cash pay $40,140 - 37
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $54,928Cash pay $4,441 - 38
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $58,560Cash pay $59,732 - 39
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $62,712 - 40
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $63,253Cash pay $15,181 - 41
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $64,422Cash pay $19,327 - 42
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $84,204 - 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 $8,283 - 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 $10,733 - 79
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,988 - 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 $10,846 - 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 $12,742
- 93
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price signs & symptoms (Medicare DRG 948) anywhere from $1,493 to $84,204 — a $82,711 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $38,510.
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 signs & symptoms 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 signs & symptoms 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 signs & symptoms in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 948 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.