Wound debridement cost in California

In California, 176 hospitals publish a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm: from $56.50 to $12,014.08, with a median of $681.20. The lowest price is at Kern Valley Healthcare District (Mountain Mesa). The highest price is 212.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $681.20, is 8% above the US median of $631.02.
• That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
• California ranks 32nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 41 of 176 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11042. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map