Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 California Outpatient

New patient visit, 45 min cost in California

In California, 92 hospitals publish a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $59.10 to $2,957.71, with a median of $244.50. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 50.0× the lowest.

  • The median here, $244.50, is 5% above the US median of $233.31.
  • That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
  • California ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 23 of 92 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 99204. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$59.10Eisenhower Medical Center
Median$244.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,957.71in California
Lowest saves$185.40vs the median

Hospitals in California, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC New Level $59.10 $268.00 Apr 2, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Rch Office/Outpt Visit,New,Levl Iv $64.50 $86.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $72.00 $180.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $72.00 $180.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $72.00 $180.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Madera Community Hospital Madera · Fresno, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $75.60 $126.00 Jul 30, 2026
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Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley · El Centro, CA 99204 New OFFICE VISIT-Level 4 $83.66 $278.88 Feb 1, 2026
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Mercy General Hospital Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $85.29 $462.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NEW PT OUTPT VISIT LEVEL 4 $88.00 $220.00 Jan 14, 2026
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Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Clinic Use Lvl 4 New Pt $95.00 $190.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $104.06 $462.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $111.46 $252.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $111.83 $462.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $115.54 $318.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $116.90 $462.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa · Bakersfield-Delano, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $117.54 $328.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Redlands Community Hospital Redlands · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $122.16 $509.00 Jun 19, 2026
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St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $122.62 $451.00 Sep 30, 2026
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UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $124.85 $227.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $127.52 $246.00 Sep 30, 2026
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French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $137.35 $363.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $138.44 $440.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC PR 99204 OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW RHC $150.96 $296.00 Apr 1, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXTENDED PHYSICAL $166.60 $476.00 Jul 27, 2026
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Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge · Northridge, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $166.87 $621.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA RHC VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $169.67 $251.00 Sep 30, 2026
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El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC E&M, NEW PT, MODERATE, 45-59 MIN $170.00 $680.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NEW PT LEVEL 4 $171.50 $245.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $172.38 $462.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 99204 Office/Outpatient Visit - New Patient, Level 4 (45 min) $172.50 $230.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Trinity Hospital Weaverville · Weaverville, CA LEVEL 4 EXTENDED OFFICE VISIT- NEW PT $172.50 $345.00 Mar 30, 2026
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Orchard Hospital Gridley · Chico, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $172.62 $287.70 Oct 23, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Long Beach · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $178.24 $412.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Hollister · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $180.00 $847.00 May 11, 2026
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San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $181.50 $363.00 Apr 2, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT $185.55 $480.00 Sep 30, 2026
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UCI Health-Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES $186.00 $465.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville · Susanville, CA VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 $193.14 $370.00 Sep 12, 2026
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Oroville Hospital Oroville · Chico, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45 min $194.00 $388.00 —
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American Advanced - Glenn Medical Center Willows · Willows, CA OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A NEW PATIENT, WHICH REQUIRES A MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE HISTORY AND/OR EXAMINATION AND MODERATE LEVEL OF MEDICAL DECISION MAKING. WHEN USING TOTAL TIME ON THE DATE OF THE ENCOUNTER FOR CODE SELECTION, 45 MINUTES MUST BE MET OR EXCEE $199.08 $331.80 Oct 4, 2025
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Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $199.24 $454.00 Sep 30, 2026
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California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $199.41 $417.00 Sep 30, 2026
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El Centro Regional Medical Center El Centro · El Centro, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $200.20 $286.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Sierra View Medical Center Porterville · Visalia, CA NEW E/M LEVEL 4 $209.09 $298.70 Apr 1, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Office/outpatient visit new $241.15 $455.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $244.00 $244.00 Sep 28, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Visit New Lvel Iv $245.00 $245.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 99204 OBCH EVAL LVL 4 NEW PT CHARGE $247.78 $412.97 May 29, 2026
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Sierra Nevada Memorial-Miners Hospital Grass Valley · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $263.89 $475.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA New Pt Level 4 Extended $279.95 $466.58 Apr 1, 2026
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Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA New Pt Level 4 Extended $279.95 $466.58 Apr 1, 2026
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Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $280.80 $216.00 Oct 5, 2026
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Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos · Merced, CA HCHG RHC LEVEL 4 NEW PATIENT $282.00 $282.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport · Clearlake, CA HCHG RHC LEVEL 4 NEW PATIENT $282.00 $282.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff · Red Bluff, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $289.91 $488.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC PR 99204 NEW PT VISIT - LEVEL 4 $292.74 $574.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sequoia Hospital Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA OB VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $308.39 $904.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $319.20 $456.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding · Redding, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT PO $337.15 $671.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $351.00 $351.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $351.20 $439.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale · Modesto, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $352.50 $470.00 Jul 17, 2026
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St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $359.45 $1,092.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HIGH RISK E/M LEVEL IV NP $371.00 $371.00 Jul 9, 2026
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County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $377.00 $377.00 Aug 14, 2026
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Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville · Eureka-Arcata, CA OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES $383.00 $478.75 Aug 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA 99204 New E/M Level 4 $387.00 $387.00 Jul 14, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iv $390.00 $390.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City · Salinas, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more $438.00 $584.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grossmont Hospital La Mesa · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC FACILITY FEE DETAILED NP HEART FAILURE $454.50 $606.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC FACILITY FEE DETAILED NP HEART FAILURE $454.50 $606.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC FACILITY FEE DETAILED NP HEART FAILURE $454.50 $606.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC FACILITY FEE DETAILED NP HEART FAILURE $454.50 $606.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northern Inyo Hospital Bishop · Bishop, CA 99204 Nurse Office/Outpatient Visit - New Patient, Level 4 (45 min) $470.00 $470.00 Oct 1, 2024
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Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN $489.30 $699.00 May 11, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 45-59 MINUTES $493.80 $493.80 Mar 19, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iv $595.25 $595.25 Apr 1, 2026
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Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45 min $604.00 $604.00 —
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 4 $623.29 $958.91 Nov 26, 2025
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Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NEW Patient ORTHO Visit Level 4 $675.00 $675.00 Feb 4, 2026
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Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 $675.00 $675.00 Feb 4, 2026
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East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA New Patient Ortho Visit 4 $675.00 $675.00 Feb 4, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA New Patient Ortho Visit 4 $675.00 $675.00 Feb 4, 2026
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Riverside Community Hospital Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA OP VISIT LEVEL 4 NP $717.75 $717.75 Sep 1, 2026
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St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT $768.23 $1,843.00 Sep 30, 2026
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St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT $773.11 $1,842.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mad River Community Hospital Arcata · Eureka-Arcata, CA WC OUTPATIENT NEW LEVEL 4 $782.59 $782.59 Jul 22, 2025
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Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT $1,008.25 $2,593.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Salinas Valley Health Medical Center Salinas · Salinas, CA HC Office Visit,New Pt-4 $1,372.56 $1,372.56 Jul 1, 2026
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Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center Thousand Oaks · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making. Wh $1,954.89 $1,954.89 Sep 1, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mt Shasta · Mt Shasta, CA FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT $2,602.53 $3,421.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA OP VISIT LEVEL 4 NP $2,957.71 $2,957.71 Sep 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19 $72.00 $319.20
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 9 $59.10 $172.50
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 9 $64.50 $279.95
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 6 $85.29 $114.36
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 5 $115.54 $185.55
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4 $95.00 $175.00
Eureka-Arcata, CA 3 $150.96 $383.00
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3 $768.23 $773.11
Salinas, CA 3 $377.00 $438.00
Chico, CA 2 $172.62 $183.31
El Centro, CA 2 $83.66 $141.93
Merced, CA 2 $127.52 $204.76
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 2 $244.00 $253.94
Visalia, CA 2 $209.09 $298.04
Bishop, CA 1 $470.00 $470.00
Clearlake, CA 1 $282.00 $282.00
Fresno, CA 1 $75.60 $75.60
Mt Shasta, CA 1 $2,602.53 $2,602.53
Modesto, CA 1 $352.50 $352.50
Northridge, CA 1 $166.87 $166.87
Quincy, CA 1 $351.20 $351.20
Red Bluff, CA 1 $289.91 $289.91
Redding, CA 1 $337.15 $337.15
San Andreas, CA 1 $169.67 $169.67
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1 $308.39 $308.39
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 1 $137.35 $137.35
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 1 $111.46 $111.46
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 1 $199.24 $199.24
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 1 $292.74 $292.74
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1 $122.62 $122.62
Susanville, CA 1 $193.14 $193.14
Vallejo, CA 1 $245.00 $245.00
Weaverville, CA 1 $172.50 $172.50
Willows, CA 1 $199.08 $199.08
Yreka, CA 1 $351.00 $351.00
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

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