Quit-smoking counseling cost in California

In California, 147 hospitals publish a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes: from $10.00 to $572.73, with a median of $73.36. The lowest price is at Trinity Hospital (Weaverville). The highest price is 57.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $73.36, is 84% above the US median of $39.79.
• That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($38.28).
• California ranks 47th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 40 of 147 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 99406. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map