Vasectomy cost in California
In California, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing: from $463.00 to $23,351.40, with a median of $2,784.11. The lowest price is at Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia). The highest price is 50.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,784.11, is 32% above the US median of $2,104.00.
- California ranks 26th of 38 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 23 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 55250. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$463.00Kaweah Health Medical Center
Median$2,784.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,351.40in California
Lowest saves$2,321.11vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia · Visalia, CA 55250 Removal of Sperm Duct(s) | $463.00 | $463.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC PR 55250 REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) | $634.44 | $1,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA RHC VASECTOMY UNI OR BIL | $717.91 | $1,385.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley · El Centro, CA 55250 Removal of sperm duct(s) | $834.70 | $2,782.32 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Removal of sperm duct | $1,218.40 | $1,523.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA RHC VASECTOMY UNI OR BIL | $1,464.13 | $2,166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal Of Sperm Duct | $2,488.20 | $4,524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Removal of sperm duct(s) | $2,675.00 | $3,639.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) | $2,675.00 | $17,925.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Removal of Sperm Duct(S) | $2,784.11 | $11,136.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Removal of Sperm Duct(S) | $2,784.11 | $11,136.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Removal of Sperm Duct(S) | $2,784.11 | $11,136.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Removal of Sperm Duct(S) | $2,784.11 | $11,136.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Removal of Sperm Duct(S) | $2,784.11 | $11,136.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Fplan Vasectomy Male | $2,940.08 | $2,940.08 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Modoc Medical Center Alturas · Alturas, CA Removal of sperm duct | $4,157.46 | $4,157.46 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 3 | $5,642.80 | $8,681.23 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Removal of sperm duct(s) | $6,874.55 | $12,970.84 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Removal of sperm duct | $7,797.00 | $7,797.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Removal Of Sperm Duct(S) | $8,023.00 | $8,023.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Removal Of Sperm Duct(S) | $8,344.00 | $8,344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Bernardino County Colton · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC VASECTOMY | $9,169.00 | $9,169.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT | $23,351.40 | $38,919.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 6 | $2,488.20 | $2,784.11 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $2,675.00 | $2,940.08 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $5,642.80 | $6,832.90 |
| Alturas, CA | 1 | $4,157.46 | $4,157.46 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $6,874.55 | $6,874.55 |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | $834.70 | $834.70 |
| Merced, CA | 1 | $717.91 | $717.91 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $1,218.40 | $1,218.40 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $2,675.00 | $2,675.00 |
| San Andreas, CA | 1 | $1,464.13 | $1,464.13 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1 | $23,351.40 | $23,351.40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $634.44 | $634.44 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $7,797.00 | $7,797.00 |
| Vallejo, CA | 1 | $8,344.00 | $8,344.00 |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $463.00 | $463.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What vasectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vasectomy explained.
Vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing in other states
- Alabama$5,911.29
- Alaska$2,350.30
- Arizona$9,712.92, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$1,755.60
- Colorado$5,406.23
- Connecticut$7,285.04, 1 hospital
- Delaware$3,382.98, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,959.08
- Georgia$3,416.80
- Hawaii$5,986.40, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$2,500.00
- Illinois$1,710.17
- Indiana$4,901.20
- Iowa$979.66
- Kansas$875.00
- Kentucky$937.36
- Louisiana$1,265.22
- Maine$507.02
- Massachusetts$3,302.60
- Michigan$3,389.80
- Minnesota$1,722.61
- Mississippi$1,551.00
- Missouri$1,307.99
- Montana$1,629.78
- Nebraska$1,556.50
- Nevada$2,273.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,054.41, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,224.50
- New Mexico$3,626.60, 2 hospitals
- New York$4,056.00
- North Carolina$272.00
- North Dakota$2,032.52
- Ohio$3,435.88
- Oklahoma$640.80
- Oregon$1,309.78
- Pennsylvania$3,810.00
- Rhode Island$2,338.00, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,037.40
- South Dakota$2,732.80
- Tennessee$1,439.56
- Texas$4,572.37
- Utah$1,852.75, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$714.50, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$898.95
- Washington$2,131.20
- West Virginia$2,544.25
- Wisconsin$1,408.07
- Wyoming$640.11, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.