Dental crown cost in California
In California, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for porcelain crown: from $826.40 to $2,850.40, with a median of $2,850.40. The lowest price is at Plumas District Hospital (Quincy). The highest price is 3.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,850.40, is 115% above the US median of $1,328.43.
- California ranks 5th of 5 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 D2740. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$826.40Plumas District Hospital
Median$2,850.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,850.40in California
Lowest saves$2,024.00vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas District Hospital lowest Quincy · Quincy, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC | $826.40 | $1,033.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CROWN PORCELAIN/CERAMIC SUBS | $2,850.40 | $5,090.00 | 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.
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 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $826.40 | $826.40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $2,850.40 | $2,850.40 |
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 dental crown is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Dental crown explained.
Porcelain crown in other states
- Arizona$793.33, 1 hospital
- Colorado$482.63, 2 hospitals
- Florida$9.80
- Illinois$795.00
- Iowa$67.80, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$820.60, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$50.40, 1 hospital
- Michigan$888.94, 2 hospitals
- Minnesota$2,468.00, 1 hospital
- Mississippi$4,805.81, 4 hospitals
- Missouri$2,222.86, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$81.36, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$1,840.30
- New York$1,080.00
- Ohio$455.00, 1 hospital
- Oklahoma$3,389.76, 1 hospital
- Oregon$499.35, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$189.37, 3 hospitals
- Utah$1,107.39, 1 hospital
- Washington$582.90, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.