Tubal ligation cost in California
In California, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for tubal ligation, laparoscopic (tubes sealed by cautery): from $1,943.00 to $36,344.55, with a median of $4,323.20. The lowest price is at Fairchild Medical Center (Yreka). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,323.20, is 23% below the US median of $5,607.00.
- California ranks 7th of 27 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 42 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 58670. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,943.00Fairchild Medical Center
Median$4,323.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$36,344.55in California
Lowest saves$2,380.20vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairchild Medical Center lowest Yreka · Yreka, CA Destruction of fallopian tubes using an endoscope | $1,943.00 | $1,943.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $2,866.61 | $11,466.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $2,866.61 | $11,466.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $2,866.61 | $11,466.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $2,866.61 | $11,466.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $2,866.61 | $11,466.44 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY FULGURATION OVIDUCTS | $4,323.20 | $7,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 3 | $4,877.53 | $7,503.89 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Modoc Medical Center Alturas · Alturas, CA Destruction of fallopian tubes using an endoscope | $6,949.71 | $6,949.71 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Laparoscopy tubal cautery | $7,737.00 | $12,500.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPY TUBAL CAUTERY | $7,737.00 | $19,210.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPY TUBAL CAUTERY | $7,737.00 | $2,426.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $7,737.00 | $22,979.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY TUBAL CAUTERY | $7,737.00 | $4,948.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $7,737.00 | $15,899.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $7,737.00 | $13,049.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Laparoscopy tubal cautery | $7,737.00 | $21,125.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Laparoscopy tubal cautery | $7,737.00 | $21,816.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Laparoscopy Tubal Cautery | $7,737.00 | $24,220.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata · Eureka-Arcata, CA LAP TUBAL CAUTERY | $13,649.31 | $13,649.31 | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Laparoscopy tubal cautery | $16,429.98 | $30,999.96 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Destruction of ovaries using an endoscope | $36,344.55 | $66,081.00 | Apr 1, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 7 | $4,877.53 | $7,737.00 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 6 | $2,866.61 | $2,866.61 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $7,737.00 | $7,737.00 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Alturas, CA | 1 | $6,949.71 | $6,949.71 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $16,429.98 | $16,429.98 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $13,649.31 | $13,649.31 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $7,737.00 | $7,737.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $4,323.20 | $4,323.20 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $1,943.00 | $1,943.00 |
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 tubal ligation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tubal ligation explained.
Tubal ligation, laparoscopic (tubes sealed by cautery) in other states
- Alabama$7,730.94
- Alaska$4,373.85, 1 hospital
- Arizona$11,313.74, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,521.57
- Colorado$15,191.33
- Connecticut$2,130.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$2,000.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$7,824.04
- Georgia$8,661.00
- Idaho$15,131.00
- Illinois$5,316.98
- Indiana$13,971.30
- Iowa$4,646.16
- Kansas$5,426.86
- Louisiana$4,831.42
- Maine$1,157.25, 1 hospital
- Maryland$965.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$7,110.48, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$4,956.31
- Minnesota$777.60
- Mississippi$9,342.72
- Missouri$2,278.83
- Montana$1,934.41, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,242.68
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$455.95, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$11,567.89, 4 hospitals
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$3,882.60, 1 hospital
- North Dakota$7,742.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$6,349.50
- Oklahoma$7,818.23
- Oregon$1,077.00, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$10,993.88
- Rhode Island$7,516.24, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,507.70, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,742.47, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,779.97
- Texas$4,948.77
- Utah$4,587.17, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$625.50, 1 hospital
- Virginia$11,674.06, 4 hospitals
- Washington$5,103.36
- West Virginia$13,972.72
- Wisconsin$1,400.95
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.