DRG 071 · Nervous System

Brain Blood Vessel Disorders Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

A problem with the blood vessels that supply the brain, such as narrowed arteries or reduced blood flow, that doesn't fit the pattern of a full stroke. The stay usually includes brain imaging, monitoring, and medications to protect blood flow to the brain.

State average
$55,859
gross charge · DRG 071
Hospitals
49
with published pricing
Price range
$5,378 – $218,832
low to high
Lowest $5,378 Highest $218,832

California hospitals price brain blood vessel disorders (Medicare DRG 071) anywhere from $5,378 to $218,832 — a $213,454 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Kern Valley Healthcare District in Lake Isabella. The state average sits at $55,859.

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 brain blood vessel disorders 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 brain blood vessel disorders 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 brain blood vessel disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 071 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
    Gross charge $5,378
    Cash pay $4,302
  2. 2

    Modoc Medical Center

    Alturas, CA

    Gross charge $5,754
  3. 3

    San Joaquin General Hospital

    French Camp, CA

    Gross charge $6,778
    Cash pay $3,728
  4. 4

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $13,163
  5. 5

    Adventist Health Delano

    Delano, CA

    Gross charge $14,236
    Cash pay $2,847
  6. 6

    Orchard Hospital

    Gridley, CA

    Gross charge $15,464
    Cash pay $9,279
  7. 7

    Alameda Hospital

    Alameda, CA

    Gross charge $16,970
    Cash pay $8,485
  8. 8

    Highland Hospital

    Oakland, CA

    Gross charge $16,970
    Cash pay $8,485
  9. 9
    Gross charge $17,569
    Cash pay $3,338
  10. 10

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $17,995
    Cash pay $3,599
  11. 11

    Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

    Tehachapi, CA

    Gross charge $23,192
    Cash pay $6,262
  12. 12
    Gross charge $23,236
    Cash pay $12,315
  13. 13

    Adventist Health Howard Memorial

    Willits, CA

    Gross charge $25,205
    Cash pay $7,562
  14. 14
    Gross charge $33,107
  15. 15

    Sonoma Valley Hospital

    Sonoma, CA

    Gross charge $33,867
    Cash pay $23,707
  16. 16

    Fairchild Medical Center

    Yreka, CA

    Gross charge $34,045
  17. 17

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $37,547
    Cash pay $9,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,794
  18. 18

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $37,547
    Cash pay $9,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,866
  19. 19

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $37,547
    Cash pay $9,387
  20. 20

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    38 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $37,547
    Cash pay $9,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,959
  21. 21

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $42,531
    Cash pay $25,519
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,548
  22. 22

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $42,581
    Cash pay $8,090
  23. 23

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $48,294
    Cash pay $17,500
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,021
  24. 24

    Colusa Medical Center

    Colusa, CA

    Gross charge $52,188
    Cash pay $31,313
  25. 25

    Adventist Health Mendocino Coast

    Fort Bragg, CA

    Gross charge $55,711
    Cash pay $36,769
  26. 26

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $56,346
    Cash pay $39,442
  27. 27

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $58,331
    Cash pay $8,750
  28. 28

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge $58,331
    Cash pay $8,750
  29. 29

    Adventist Health Tulare

    Tulare, CA

    Gross charge $62,195
    Cash pay $11,817
  30. 30

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $67,486
    Cash pay $50,614
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,571
  31. 31

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $67,486
    Cash pay $50,614
  32. 32

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $67,486
    Cash pay $50,614
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,813
  33. 33

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $67,486
    Cash pay $50,614
  34. 34
    Gross charge $68,254
    Cash pay $40,953
  35. 35

    Adventist Health Clear Lake

    Clearlake, CA

    Gross charge $69,631
    Cash pay $25,067
  36. 36

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $70,397
    Cash pay $5,680
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,894
  37. 37

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $72,290
    Cash pay $46,989
  38. 38

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $74,197
  39. 39
    Gross charge $81,359
    Cash pay $5,695
  40. 40

    Barstow Community Hospital

    Barstow, CA

    Gross charge $83,081
    Cash pay $49,848
  41. 41

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $88,415
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,798
  42. 42

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $89,275
    Cash pay $21,426
  43. 43

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $89,596
    Cash pay $13,439
  44. 44

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    Gross charge $94,268
    Cash pay $16,026
  45. 45

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $104,673
    Cash pay $18,841
  46. 46

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $106,037
    Cash pay $108,157
  47. 47

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    Gross charge $111,655
    Cash pay $24,564
  48. 48

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $115,581
  49. 49

    Kern Valley Healthcare District

    Lake Isabella, CA

    Gross charge $218,832
  50. 50

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  51. 51

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  52. 52

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,805
  53. 53

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge —
  54. 54

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  55. 55

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

    Gross charge —
  56. 56

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

    Gross charge —
  57. 57

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,897
  58. 58

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge —
  59. 59

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

    Gross charge —
  60. 60

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

    Gross charge —
  61. 61

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge —
  62. 62

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  63. 63

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $28,184
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,292
  64. 64

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $10,482
  65. 65

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,281
  66. 66

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

    Gross charge —
  67. 67

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

    Gross charge —
  68. 68

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

    Gross charge —
  69. 69

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge —
  70. 70

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,445
  71. 71

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  72. 72

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  73. 73

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

    Gross charge —
  74. 74

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
  75. 75

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  76. 76

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    Gross charge —
  77. 77

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,754
  78. 78

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

    Gross charge —
  79. 79

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

    74 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,446
  80. 80

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  81. 81

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

    Gross charge —
  82. 82

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge —
  83. 83

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  84. 84

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  85. 85

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,472
  86. 86

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge —
  87. 87

    Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)

    San Jose, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,047
  88. 88

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    Gross charge —
  89. 89

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  90. 90

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $15,002
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,489
  91. 91
    Gross charge —
  92. 92

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge —
  93. 93

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  94. 94

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

    Gross charge —
  95. 95

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

    Gross charge —
  96. 96

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,057
  97. 97

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  98. 98

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    Gross charge —
  99. 99

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

    Thousand Oaks, CA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,245
  100. 100

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,100
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,250
  101. 101

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $13,169
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,906
  102. 102

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  103. 103

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  104. 104

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  105. 105
    Gross charge —
  106. 106

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,283
  107. 107

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  108. 108

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Gross charge —
  109. 109

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $13,360
  110. 110

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge —
  111. 111

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

    Gross charge —
  112. 112

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge —
  113. 113

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  114. 114

    Glenn Medical Center

    Willows, CA

    Gross charge —
  115. 115

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

    Gross charge —
  116. 116

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  117. 117
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $16,894
  118. 118

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

    Gross charge —
  119. 119

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

    Gross charge —
  120. 120

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, CA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,011
  121. 121

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

    Gross charge —
  122. 122

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

    Gross charge —
  123. 123

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  124. 124

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,542
  125. 125

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  126. 126

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,833
  127. 127

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,792
  128. 128

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  129. 129
    Gross charge —
  130. 130

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge —
  131. 131

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge —
  132. 132

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,074
  133. 133

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge —
  134. 134

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge —
  135. 135

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,000
  136. 136

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,693

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