Mastectomy cost in California
In California, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for mastectomy (total removal of the breast): from $991.47 to $43,401.50, with a median of $7,935.80. The lowest price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital (Marina del Rey). The highest price is 43.8× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19303. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$991.47Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital
Median$7,935.80half pay less
Highest$43,401.50in California
Lowest saves$6,944.33vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $991.47 | $7,373.60 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $7,373.60 | $7,373.60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $7,373.60 | $7,373.60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $1,338.57 | $8,853.60 |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $2,750.92 | $8,853.60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $1,152.10 | $1,152.10 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $7,373.60 | $7,373.60 |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $8,498.00 | $8,498.00 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,865.00 | $1,865.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $8,853.60 | $8,853.60 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 |
What it is
A total mastectomy removes the whole breast.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Mastectomy (total removal of the breast) in other states
- Alabama$4,588.98
- Alaska$6,171.20
- Arizona$4,544.50
- Connecticut$5,540.00
- Florida$24,056.05
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Idaho$17,300.00
- Illinois$1,358.70
- Indiana$1,358.70
- Iowa$2,342.40
- Kansas$3,948.10
- Kentucky$1,358.70
- Louisiana$2,560.00
- Maine$670.95
- Maryland$4,194.90
- Massachusetts$11,707.47
- Michigan$1,848.30
- Minnesota$4,978.34
- Mississippi$36,211.48
- Missouri$996.70
- Montana$2,603.17
- Nebraska$2,167.20
- Nevada$7,222.00
- New Hampshire$2,100.79
- New Jersey$14,669.68
- New York$2,533.20
- North Carolina$13,237.00
- North Dakota$1,647.45
- Ohio$20,244.84
- Oklahoma$14,049.60
- Oregon$2,045.79
- Pennsylvania$1,554.00
- Rhode Island$7,429.00
- South Carolina$35,130.90
- South Dakota$3,906.28
- Tennessee$11,959.09
- Texas$5,872.32
- Vermont$1,997.60
- Virginia$32,836.68
- Washington$3,705.70
- West Virginia$1,076.50
- Wisconsin$3,481.50
- Wyoming$2,727.65
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.