DRG 539 · Musculoskeletal

Bone Infection Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

An infection inside a bone (osteomyelitis), which requires long courses of IV antibiotics and sometimes procedures to remove infected tissue. The stay involves antibiotics, imaging, and close monitoring.

State average
$67,531
gross charge · DRG 539
Hospitals
33
with published pricing
Price range
$13,013 – $205,977
low to high
Lowest $13,013 Highest $205,977

California hospitals price bone infection (Medicare DRG 539) anywhere from $13,013 to $205,977 — a $192,964 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville. The state average sits at $67,531.

Gross charges are the hospital's list price for the facility part of your stay — the room, operating-room time, nursing, and equipment. 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 bone infection at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling bone infection in California, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 bone infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 539 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 $13,013
    Cash pay $7,157
  2. 2

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $14,753
    Cash pay $3,688
  3. 3

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $14,753
    Cash pay $3,688
  4. 4

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $14,753
    Cash pay $3,688
  5. 5

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $14,753
    Cash pay $3,688
  6. 6

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $18,957
    Cash pay $3,602
  7. 7

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $21,054
  8. 8

    Adventist Health Mendocino Coast

    Fort Bragg, CA

    Gross charge $26,666
    Cash pay $17,599
  9. 9

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $28,118
    Cash pay $19,682
  10. 10

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $36,756
    Cash pay $22,054
  11. 11

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $37,126
  12. 12

    Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

    Tehachapi, CA

    Gross charge $39,646
    Cash pay $10,704
  13. 13

    Adventist Health Clear Lake

    Clearlake, CA

    Gross charge $45,967
    Cash pay $16,548
  14. 14

    Alameda Hospital

    Alameda, CA

    Gross charge $52,175
    Cash pay $26,088
  15. 15

    Highland Hospital

    Oakland, CA

    Gross charge $52,175
    Cash pay $26,088
  16. 16
    Gross charge $52,262
    Cash pay $9,930
  17. 17

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $52,539
  18. 18

    Adventist Health Howard Memorial

    Willits, CA

    Gross charge $59,128
    Cash pay $17,738
  19. 19

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $60,720
    Cash pay $14,573
  20. 20

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    Gross charge $60,795
    Cash pay $10,335
  21. 21

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $72,914
    Cash pay $10,937
  22. 22

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $86,742
    Cash pay $10,866
  23. 23

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $87,309
    Cash pay $89,055
  24. 24

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $99,367
    Cash pay $74,525
  25. 25

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $99,367
    Cash pay $74,525
  26. 26

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $99,367
    Cash pay $74,525
  27. 27

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $99,367
    Cash pay $74,525
  28. 28

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $108,267
    Cash pay $21,653
  29. 29

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $120,166
  30. 30

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $121,291
    Cash pay $78,839
  31. 31

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    Gross charge $140,393
    Cash pay $63,000
  32. 32

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $171,874
    Cash pay $30,937
  33. 33

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    Gross charge $205,977
    Cash pay $45,315
  34. 34

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  35. 35

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  36. 36

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

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  37. 37

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge —
  38. 38

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

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  39. 39

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

    Gross charge —
  40. 40

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

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  41. 41

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

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  42. 42

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

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  43. 43

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

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  44. 44

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

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  45. 45

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

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  46. 46

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  47. 47

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $26,298
  48. 48

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,688
  49. 49

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge —
  50. 50

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

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  51. 51

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

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  52. 52

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

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  53. 53

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge —
  54. 54

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

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  55. 55

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  56. 56

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  57. 57

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

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  58. 58

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

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  59. 59

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  60. 60

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

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  61. 61

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

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  62. 62

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

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  63. 63

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

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  64. 64

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

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  65. 65

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

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  66. 66

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge —
  67. 67

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  68. 68

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

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  69. 69

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge —
  70. 70

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge —
  71. 71
    Gross charge —
  72. 72

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    Gross charge —
  73. 73

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  74. 74

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $28,334
  75. 75
    Gross charge —
  76. 76

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge —
  77. 77

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  78. 78

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

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  79. 79

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

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  80. 80

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

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  81. 81

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  82. 82

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    Gross charge —
  83. 83
    Gross charge —
  84. 84

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $26,668
  85. 85

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $25,043
  86. 86

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

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  87. 87

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  88. 88

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  89. 89
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  90. 90

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $27,117
  91. 91

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  92. 92

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

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  93. 93

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $25,522
  94. 94

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge —
  95. 95

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

    Gross charge —
  96. 96

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

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  97. 97

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  98. 98

    Glenn Medical Center

    Willows, CA

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  99. 99

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

    Gross charge —
  100. 100

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  101. 101
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $31,560
  102. 102

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

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  103. 103

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

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  104. 104

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

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  105. 105

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

    Gross charge —
  106. 106

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

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  107. 107

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    Gross charge —
  108. 108

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

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  109. 109

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  110. 110

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  111. 111

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  112. 112
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  113. 113

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge —
  114. 114

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge —
  115. 115

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

    Gross charge —
  116. 116

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge —
  117. 117

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge —
  118. 118

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

    Gross charge —
  119. 119

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

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