Permanent ingrown nail removal cost in California

In California, 150 hospitals publish a cash price for permanent removal of a nail and nail root (partial or complete): from $80.00 to $5,031.50, with a median of $1,295.70. The lowest price is at Mountains Community Hospital (Lake Arrowhead). The highest price is 62.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $1,295.70, is 125% above the US median of $576.00.
• That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
• California ranks 47th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 30 of 150 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 11750. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map