Wound debridement cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm: from $335.00 to $2,803.00, with a median of $1,344.00. The lowest listed price is at Sequoia Hospital — $1,009.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $681.20 at 176 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,344.00, is 113% above the US median of $631.02.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 5th of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 16 cities for code 11042, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Hospital lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 DEBR SUBQ TISS 1ST 20SQCM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $335.00 | $982.00 | $119.19–$15,260.00 | 66% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 DEBRIDESUBCUT1ST20SQCMORLESS+1 more line at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $422.04 | $1,406.79 | $63.72–$1,195.77 | 70% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 REMOVAL OF SKIN AND TISSUE; 20.0 SQ CM OR LESS File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $1,018.67 | $1,697.79 | $573.77–$15,538.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 DBRDMT SUBQ TIS 1ST 20SQCM/< File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $1,120.54 | $1,867.57 | $573.77–$15,538.00 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,344.00 | $2,400.00 | $483.00–$1,512.00 | 44% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Debride Skn & Sq Tissue 1st 20 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,725.60 | $4,314.00 | — | 60% |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG DEBRIDE SQ TISS <=20CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,803.00 | $2,803.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG DEBRIDE SQ TISS <=20CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,803.00 | $2,803.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG DEBRIDE SQ TISS <=20CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,803.00 | $2,803.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG DEBRIDE SQ TISS <=20CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,803.00 | $2,803.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $335.00, median $1,344.00, highest $2,803.00 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,344.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What wound debridement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wound debridement explained.