Bone & Joint Disease Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A painful flare-up of a bone or joint condition, such as severe arthritis, gout, or a bone disorder, managed without surgery. The stay usually involves pain control, medications, imaging, and physical therapy to get moving again.
State average
$43,608
gross charge · DRG 554
Hospitals
41
with published pricing
Price range
$2,189 – $135,667
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,189 at Tahoe Forest Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $2,189 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,484Cash pay $3,016 - 3
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $10,599Cash pay $2,014 - 4
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $12,200Cash pay $9,150 - 5
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $14,358 - 6
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $18,629 - 7
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $22,055Cash pay $5,514 - 8
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $22,055Cash pay $5,514 - 9
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $22,055Cash pay $5,514 - 10
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $22,055Cash pay $5,514Medicare pays (avg) $6,722 - 11
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $24,034Cash pay $12,738 - 12
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $25,330Cash pay $17,731 - 13
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $26,439 - 14
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $27,735Cash pay $6,102 - 15
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $30,304Cash pay $10,500 - 16
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $31,486 - 17
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $32,763Cash pay $5,570 - 18
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $33,894Cash pay $6,440 - 19
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $37,966Cash pay $24,678 - 20Gross charge $38,843
- 21
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $39,247Cash pay $19,624 - 22
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $39,247Cash pay $19,624 - 23
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $40,722Cash pay $24,433 - 24
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $42,477Cash pay $7,646 - 25
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $45,920Cash pay $27,552 - 26
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $46,173Cash pay $32,321 - 27
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $46,513Cash pay $6,977 - 28
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $47,949Cash pay $35,962Medicare pays (avg) $7,141 - 29
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $47,949Cash pay $35,962Medicare pays (avg) $6,742 - 30
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $47,949Cash pay $35,962 - 31
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $47,949Cash pay $35,962 - 32
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $51,588Cash pay $10,318 - 33
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $57,749Cash pay $19,057 - 34
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $60,519Cash pay $14,525 - 35
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $65,443Cash pay $66,752 - 36
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $66,869Cash pay $43,465 - 37
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $69,798 - 38
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $100,671Cash pay $66,443 - 39Gross charge $106,208Cash pay $7,435
- 40
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $120,849Cash pay $43,506 - 41
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $135,667Cash pay $40,700 - 42
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 48
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 51
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 52
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 55
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,571 - 56
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 60
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 61
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 63
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 65
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 66
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 72
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 79
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,983 - 80
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 82
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 84
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 89
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,254 - 90
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,480 - 91
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 92
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,606 - 99
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 107Gross charge —Cash pay $13,076
- 108
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,940 - 124
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,865 - 125
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,803 - 127
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price bone & joint disease (Medicare DRG 554) anywhere from $2,189 to $135,667 — a $133,479 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee; the most expensive is Adventist Health Howard Memorial in Willits. The state average sits at $43,608.
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 & joint disease at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling bone & joint disease 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 & joint disease in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 554 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.