Collapsed Lung Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) happens when air leaks into the space around the lung. Treatment often involves a small chest tube to remove the air so the lung can re-expand, with monitoring until breathing improves.
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,376 at Glenn Medical Center) 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
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $2,376Cash pay $1,425 - 2
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge $2,662 - 3
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $4,724Cash pay $2,598 - 4
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $10,973 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $10,996Cash pay $2,199 - 6Gross charge $16,739Cash pay $1,172
- 7
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $17,550Cash pay $3,335 - 8
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $19,290Cash pay $10,500 - 9
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $21,473Cash pay $11,381 - 10
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $22,588 - 11
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $23,630Cash pay $5,907 - 12
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $23,630Cash pay $5,907 - 13
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $23,630Cash pay $5,907 - 14
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $23,630Cash pay $5,907 - 15
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $25,108 - 16
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $25,924 - 17
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $27,547Cash pay $5,509 - 18
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $32,530 - 19
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $32,530 - 20
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $33,400Cash pay $23,380 - 21
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $36,207Cash pay $7,966 - 22
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $36,603Cash pay $21,962 - 23
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $36,633Cash pay $23,811 - 24
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $37,403 - 25
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $48,861Cash pay $3,971 - 26
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $49,497Cash pay $11,879 - 27
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $54,051Cash pay $9,729 - 28
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $55,770Cash pay $41,827 - 29
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $55,770Cash pay $41,827 - 30
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $55,770Cash pay $41,827 - 31
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $55,770Cash pay $41,827 - 32
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $56,954Cash pay $20,504 - 33
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $59,358Cash pay $8,904 - 34
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $59,574Cash pay $35,745 - 35
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $89,308Cash pay $91,094 - 36
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $94,297 - 37
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 39
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 42
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 43
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,346 - 51
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,450 - 52
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 57
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 59
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 61
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 62
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 77
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,815 - 78
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 79
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 81
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 86
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,549 - 87
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 88
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 89
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,290 - 92
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,628 - 95
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 101Gross charge —Cash pay $11,231
- 102
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 108
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 109
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 113
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 114
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price collapsed lung (Medicare DRG 201) anywhere from $2,376 to $94,297 — a $91,922 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Glenn Medical Center in Willows; the most expensive is Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. The state average sits at $35,632.
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 collapsed lung 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 collapsed lung 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 collapsed lung in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 201 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.