Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in California

In California, 114 hospitals publish a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $101.00 to $1,796.00, with a median of $558.24. The lowest price is at Tahoe Forest Hospital (Truckee). The highest price is 17.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $558.24, is 18% above the US median of $473.89.
• That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
• California ranks 35th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
• 20 of 114 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 25600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map