TMS therapy (first session) cost in California
In California, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation), first session with mapping: from $218.40 to $4,877.53, with a median of $963.20. The lowest price is at Stanford Health Care (Stanford). The highest price is 22.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $963.20, is 133% above the US median of $414.05.
- That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- California ranks 19th of 20 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 35 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 90867. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$218.40Stanford Health Care
Median$963.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,877.53in California
Lowest saves$744.80vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Tcranial Magn Stim Tx Plan | $218.40 | $546.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA TRANSCRN MAG STIM THER TX PLAN | $276.00 | $1,043.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA TRANSCRN MAG STIM THER TX PLAN | $276.00 | $1,043.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA TRANSCRN MAG STIM THER TX PLAN | $276.00 | $1,043.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA TRANSCRN MAG STIM THER TX PLAN | $276.00 | $1,043.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA TRANSCRN MAG STIM THER TX PLAN | $276.00 | $1,043.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment (stimulates nerve cells in brain to improve symptoms of depression) | $326.70 | $594.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC TMS INC MAP MTR THRS 1ST SESSN | $456.00 | $950.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG TCRANIAL MAGN STM TX INITIAL | $585.00 | $585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG TCRANIAL MAGN STM TX INITIAL | $622.00 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG TCRANIAL MAGN STM TX INITIAL | $622.00 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Rch Repet Tms Tx Initial W/Map/Motr Threshld/Del&Mng | $730.50 | $974.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REPET TMS TX INITIAL W/MAP/MOTR THRESHLD/DEL&M | $963.20 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Trnscranmagn Stim Tx Init | $1,154.00 | $2,308.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 0 | $4,877.53 | $7,503.89 | Nov 26, 2025 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | 12 | $622.00 | $963.20 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 5 | $276.00 | $276.00 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $585.00 | $963.20 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $218.40 | $963.20 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 3 | $276.00 | $326.70 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $963.20 | $963.20 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $963.20 | $963.20 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $963.20 | $963.20 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1 | $276.00 | $276.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $963.20 | $963.20 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $963.20 | $963.20 |
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 TMS therapy (first session) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TMS therapy (first session) explained.
TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation), first session with mapping in other states
- Alaska$884.84, 1 hospital
- Arizona$460.99
- Arkansas$150.58
- Colorado$1,936.32
- Connecticut$714.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$389.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$835.90
- Georgia$386.88
- Illinois$316.00
- Indiana$273.00, 1 hospital
- Iowa$405.83, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$755.20, 2 hospitals
- Louisiana$134.68
- Maryland$644.36, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$932.75
- Michigan$401.70
- Minnesota$198.24
- Missouri$286.80, 1 hospital
- Montana$609.95, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$414.05, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$1,060.00, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$1,756.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$279.37, 1 hospital
- New Mexico$355.80, 1 hospital
- New York$368.50
- North Carolina$346.00
- North Dakota$320.00, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$446.70
- Oklahoma$634.88, 1 hospital
- Oregon$870.40, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$394.80
- Rhode Island$490.85, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$347.00
- Tennessee$239.54
- Texas$485.63
- Utah$814.66, 1 hospital
- Vermont$391.83, 1 hospital
- Virginia$494.50
- Washington$172.90, 1 hospital
- West Virginia$675.00, 3 hospitals
- Wisconsin$401.70
- Wyoming$340.00, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.