DRG 252 · Cardiovascular

Blood Vessel Procedures Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

A procedure on blood vessels outside the heart, such as repairing an artery, placing a stent, or removing a clot. The stay includes the procedure and close monitoring of circulation during recovery.

State average
$174,768
gross charge · DRG 252
Hospitals
30
with published pricing
Price range
$23,045 – $259,978
low to high
Lowest $23,045 Highest $259,978

California hospitals price blood vessel procedures (Medicare DRG 252) anywhere from $23,045 to $259,978 — a $236,933 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care) in Glendale. The state average sits at $174,768.

Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists blood vessel procedures at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent blood vessel procedures admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform blood vessel procedures in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 252 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    San Joaquin General Hospital

    French Camp, CA

    Gross charge $23,045
    Cash pay $12,675
  2. 2

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $45,693
  3. 3

    Alameda Hospital

    Alameda, CA

    Gross charge $46,483
  4. 4

    Highland Hospital

    Oakland, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $46,483
    Medicare pays (avg) $54,379
  5. 5

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    44 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $103,824
    Cash pay $28,750
    Medicare pays (avg) $36,685
  6. 6

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $113,862
    Cash pay $79,703
  7. 7

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $116,122
    Cash pay $19,210
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,647
  8. 8

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $127,748
    Cash pay $30,660
  9. 9

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $158,067
    Cash pay $23,710
  10. 10

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $158,585
    Cash pay $30,131
  11. 11

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $162,965
    Cash pay $97,779
    Medicare pays (avg) $30,894
  12. 12

    Adventist Health Howard Memorial

    Willits, CA

    Gross charge $172,178
    Cash pay $51,653
  13. 13

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $173,656
  14. 14

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $176,719
    Cash pay $180,253
    Medicare pays (avg) $31,858
  15. 15

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $199,093
    Cash pay $49,773
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,782
  16. 16

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $199,093
    Cash pay $49,773
    Medicare pays (avg) $29,564
  17. 17

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $199,093
    Cash pay $49,773
  18. 18

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $199,093
    Cash pay $49,773
  19. 19

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $201,644
    Cash pay $44,362
    Medicare pays (avg) $36,065
  20. 20
    Gross charge $213,261
    Cash pay $14,928
  21. 21

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $215,746
  22. 22

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $223,962
    Cash pay $145,576
    Medicare pays (avg) $45,245
  23. 23

    Barstow Community Hospital

    Barstow, CA

    Gross charge $231,185
    Cash pay $138,711
  24. 24

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $241,147
    Cash pay $180,860
    Medicare pays (avg) $29,217
  25. 25

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $241,147
    Cash pay $180,860
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,724
  26. 26

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $241,147
    Cash pay $180,860
    Medicare pays (avg) $31,352
  27. 27

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $241,147
    Cash pay $180,860
  28. 28

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $250,899
    Cash pay $45,162
    Medicare pays (avg) $38,849
  29. 29

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $259,978
    Cash pay $38,997
  30. 30

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $259,978
    Cash pay $38,997
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,568
  31. 31

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  32. 32

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  33. 33

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $39,096
  34. 34

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge —
  35. 35

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $35,495
  36. 36

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

    Gross charge —
  37. 37

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

    Gross charge —
  38. 38

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

    Gross charge —
  39. 39

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $35,019
  40. 40

    Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Los Angeles, CA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $35,204
  41. 41

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $31,495
  42. 42

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

    Gross charge —
  43. 43

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge —
  44. 44

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  45. 45

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $83,293
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,587
  46. 46

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $34,501
  47. 47

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge —
  48. 48

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $35,247
  49. 49

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

    Gross charge —
  50. 50

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

    Gross charge —
  51. 51

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge —
  52. 52

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge —
  53. 53

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  54. 54

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  55. 55

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

    Gross charge —
  56. 56

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,440
  57. 57

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  58. 58

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,735
  59. 59

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $31,625
  60. 60

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

    Gross charge —
  61. 61

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  62. 62

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $70,136
  63. 63

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

    Gross charge —
  64. 64

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge —
  65. 65

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  66. 66

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,029
  67. 67

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $47,950
  68. 68

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge —
  69. 69
    Gross charge —
  70. 70

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $36,335
  71. 71

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  72. 72

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $47,717
  73. 73

    Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)

    Pasadena, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $35,345
  74. 74

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge —
  75. 75

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  76. 76

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

    Gross charge —
  77. 77

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

    Gross charge —
  78. 78

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

    Gross charge —
  79. 79

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  80. 80

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,118
  81. 81

    Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)

    Thousand Oaks, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,596
  82. 82

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,940
  83. 83

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $42,305
  84. 84

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  85. 85

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  86. 86

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  87. 87
    Gross charge —
  88. 88

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $45,775
  89. 89

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  90. 90

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Gross charge —
  91. 91

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $43,203
  92. 92

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge —
  93. 93

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

    Gross charge —
  94. 94

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge —
  95. 95

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  96. 96

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

    Gross charge —
  97. 97

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  98. 98
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $53,353
  99. 99

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

    Gross charge —
  100. 100

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

    Gross charge —
  101. 101

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, CA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,257
  102. 102

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

    Gross charge —
  103. 103

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $44,494
  104. 104

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $55,837
  105. 105

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $59,115
  106. 106

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $52,651
  107. 107

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $43,454
  108. 108

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    106 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $44,831
  109. 109

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $47,393
  110. 110
    Gross charge —
  111. 111

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge —
  112. 112

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge —
  113. 113

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

    Gross charge —
  114. 114

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge —
  115. 115

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $36,575
  116. 116

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,902
  117. 117

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

    Gross charge —

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