DRG 055 · Nervous System

Brain & Nervous System Tumors Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for a tumor of the brain, spinal cord, or nerves that is managed with medicine and monitoring rather than surgery. Care typically includes imaging, controlling symptoms like swelling or seizures, and planning next steps in treatment.

State average
$63,929
gross charge · DRG 055
Hospitals
31
with published pricing
Price range
$6,736 – $156,541
low to high
Lowest $6,736 Highest $156,541

California hospitals price brain & nervous system tumors (Medicare DRG 055) anywhere from $6,736 to $156,541 — a $149,805 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $63,929.

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 & nervous system tumors 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 & nervous system tumors 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 & nervous system tumors in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 055 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 $6,736
    Cash pay $3,705
  2. 2
    Gross charge $10,028
    Cash pay $6,017
  3. 3

    Fairchild Medical Center

    Yreka, CA

    Gross charge $13,511
  4. 4

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $15,532
    Cash pay $3,106
  5. 5

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $17,049
    Cash pay $4,262
  6. 6

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $17,049
    Cash pay $4,262
  7. 7

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $17,049
    Cash pay $4,262
  8. 8

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $17,049
    Cash pay $4,262
  9. 9

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $43,362
  10. 10

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $44,664
    Cash pay $31,265
  11. 11

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    Gross charge $45,425
    Cash pay $14,000
  12. 12

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $50,227
    Cash pay $7,534
  13. 13

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $58,562
  14. 14

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $58,987
    Cash pay $60,166
  15. 15

    Adventist Health Tulare

    Tulare, CA

    Gross charge $62,935
    Cash pay $11,958
  16. 16

    Adventist Health Clear Lake

    Clearlake, CA

    Gross charge $63,746
    Cash pay $22,948
  17. 17

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $64,637
    Cash pay $42,014
  18. 18

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $69,137
    Cash pay $51,852
  19. 19

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $69,137
    Cash pay $51,852
  20. 20

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $69,137
    Cash pay $51,852
  21. 21

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $69,137
    Cash pay $51,852
  22. 22

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $71,398
    Cash pay $5,645
  23. 23

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $80,911
  24. 24

    Sonoma Valley Hospital

    Sonoma, CA

    Gross charge $81,945
    Cash pay $57,361
  25. 25
    Gross charge $85,229
    Cash pay $5,966
  26. 26

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $102,633
    Cash pay $15,395
  27. 27

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge $102,633
    Cash pay $15,395
  28. 28

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $122,030
    Cash pay $29,287
  29. 29

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $139,260
    Cash pay $83,556
  30. 30

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $156,132
    Cash pay $28,104
  31. 31

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $156,541
  32. 32

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  33. 33

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  34. 34

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

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  35. 35

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

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  36. 36

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

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  37. 37

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

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  38. 38

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

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  39. 39

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

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  40. 40

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

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  41. 41

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

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  42. 42

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

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  43. 43

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

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  44. 44

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

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  45. 45

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $10,420
  46. 46

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge —
  47. 47

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

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  48. 48

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

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  49. 49

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

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  50. 50

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

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  51. 51

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

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  52. 52

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

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  53. 53

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  54. 54

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

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  55. 55

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

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  56. 56

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  57. 57

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

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  58. 58

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

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  59. 59

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

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  60. 60

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

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  61. 61

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

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  62. 62

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

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  63. 63

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

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  64. 64

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

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  65. 65

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

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  66. 66

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

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  67. 67

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge —
  68. 68
    Gross charge —
  69. 69

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    Gross charge —
  70. 70

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  71. 71

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $15,513
  72. 72
    Gross charge —
  73. 73

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge —
  74. 74

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  75. 75

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

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  76. 76

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

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  77. 77

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

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  78. 78

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  79. 79

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    Gross charge —
  80. 80
    Gross charge —
  81. 81

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,581
  82. 82

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $13,624
  83. 83

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

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  84. 84

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  85. 85

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  86. 86
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  87. 87

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,775
  88. 88

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

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  89. 89

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

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  90. 90

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $13,826
  91. 91

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge —
  92. 92

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

    Gross charge —
  93. 93

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

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  94. 94

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  95. 95

    Glenn Medical Center

    Willows, CA

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  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 $17,069
  99. 99

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

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  100. 100

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

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  101. 101

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

    Gross charge —
  102. 102

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

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  103. 103

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

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  104. 104

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    Gross charge —
  105. 105

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  106. 106

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  107. 107

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  108. 108

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  109. 109
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  110. 110

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge —
  111. 111

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge —
  112. 112

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

    Gross charge —
  113. 113

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge —
  114. 114

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge —
  115. 115

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

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  116. 116

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

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