C-Section Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A cesarean birth, without tubal ligation, for a mother with serious health complications. The stay covers the surgery, close monitoring of mother and baby, and recovery.
State average
$68,279
gross charge · DRG 786
Hospitals
28
with published pricing
Price range
$10,897 – $120,923
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $10,897Cash pay $5,994 - 2
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $18,797 - 3
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $19,064Cash pay $11,438 - 4
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $20,039Cash pay $9,500 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $23,872Cash pay $4,774 - 6
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $36,797Cash pay $6,992 - 7
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $39,888Cash pay $7,579 - 8
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $44,301Cash pay $23,480 - 9
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $49,254 - 10
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $50,350Cash pay $12,084 - 11
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $50,834 - 12
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $62,988Cash pay $9,106 - 13
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $63,460 - 14
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $70,409Cash pay $10,561 - 15
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $79,609Cash pay $17,514 - 16
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $81,716Cash pay $53,115 - 17
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $82,469Cash pay $16,494 - 18
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $82,919 - 19
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $89,706Cash pay $91,500 - 20
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $92,979 - 21
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $93,133Cash pay $16,764 - 22
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $103,228Cash pay $77,421 - 23
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $103,228Cash pay $77,421 - 24
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $103,228Cash pay $77,421 - 25
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $103,228Cash pay $77,421 - 26
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $103,818Cash pay $62,291 - 27
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $110,680Cash pay $18,816 - 28Gross charge $120,923Cash pay $8,465
- 29
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 30
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 31
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 32
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 33
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 34
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 35
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 39
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 40
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $32,962 - 44
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,564 - 45
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 50
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 52
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 54
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 55
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 70
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,739 - 71
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 73
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 75
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 80
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,393 - 81
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,059 - 82
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 83
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 84
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,730 - 87
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,417 - 90
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 96Gross charge —Cash pay $27,838
- 97
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 104
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 105
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 109
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 110
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price c-section (Medicare DRG 786) anywhere from $10,897 to $120,923 — a $110,026 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $68,279.
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 c-section at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
For c-section in California, the price below is each hospital's gross charge for the facility portion of delivery — your actual out-of-pocket depends on insurance, length of stay, complications, and whether the obstetrician bills separately. Click any hospital name for its full maternity profile, including CMS star rating, patient-experience scores, and (where designated) the CMS Birthing-Friendly Hospital marker — a useful signal of maternity-care quality.
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 c-section in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 786 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.