COPD Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A flare-up of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a long-term lung condition that makes breathing difficult. A hospital stay usually involves oxygen, inhaled breathing treatments, and steroid or antibiotic medicines until breathing improves.
State average
$45,152
gross charge · DRG 191
Hospitals
51
with published pricing
Price range
$4,171 – $104,704
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($4,171 at Colusa 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
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $4,171Cash pay $2,503 - 2
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $4,786Cash pay $3,829 - 3
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $5,061Cash pay $3,037 - 4
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,569Cash pay $3,063 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $9,836Cash pay $1,967 - 6
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $12,049 - 7
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $14,610 - 8
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $16,037Cash pay $4,330 - 9
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $20,100Cash pay $12,060 - 10
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $21,633Cash pay $14,278 - 11
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $22,754 - 12
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $26,613Cash pay $7,984 - 13
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $28,284Cash pay $19,799 - 14
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $28,486Cash pay $5,412 - 15
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $29,167Cash pay $7,292Medicare pays (avg) $8,625 - 16
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $29,167Cash pay $7,292 - 17
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $29,167Cash pay $7,292 - 18
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $29,167Cash pay $7,292 - 19
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $32,551Cash pay $10,500Medicare pays (avg) $7,743 - 20
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $35,436Cash pay $23,033Medicare pays (avg) $8,613 - 21
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $39,202Cash pay $20,777 - 22
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $39,562 - 23
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $39,791Cash pay $23,875 - 24
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $40,903Cash pay $7,772 - 25
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $48,824Cash pay $7,324 - 26
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $48,824Cash pay $7,324 - 27
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $49,267Cash pay $9,853 - 28
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $49,514Cash pay $17,825 - 29
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $53,278 - 30
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $53,513Cash pay $37,459 - 31
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $53,688 - 32
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $53,892Cash pay $8,084 - 33
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $55,460Cash pay $38,822 - 34
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $59,214Cash pay $13,027Medicare pays (avg) $7,928 - 35
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $59,771Cash pay $44,829Medicare pays (avg) $8,263 - 36
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $59,771Cash pay $44,829Medicare pays (avg) $8,192 - 37
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $59,771Cash pay $44,829Medicare pays (avg) $7,718 - 38
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $59,771Cash pay $44,829 - 39
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $60,800Cash pay $4,681 - 40
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $62,590Cash pay $11,892 - 41
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $63,733Cash pay $38,240 - 42
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $65,522Cash pay $42,589 - 43
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $66,498 - 44
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $66,768Cash pay $16,024 - 45
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $67,460 - 46Gross charge $76,470Cash pay $5,353
- 47
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $77,011Cash pay $38,506 - 48
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $77,011Cash pay $38,506 - 49
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $87,685Cash pay $89,439 - 50
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $97,859Cash pay $17,615 - 51
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $104,704Cash pay $17,800 - 52
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,302 - 55
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 57
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 58
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 61
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 62
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 65
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,697 - 66
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 70
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 71
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 73
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 75
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 76
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,840 - 78
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 82
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,691 - 89
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,320 - 90
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,985 - 91
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,488 - 92
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 94
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,116 - 98
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,371 - 99
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,572 - 100
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,780 - 101
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 102
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,702 - 105
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,914 - 110
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 116Gross charge —Cash pay $13,505
- 117
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,528 - 120
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,980 - 121
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,152 - 124
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 125
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 127
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 129
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 130
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 131
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 132
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,774 - 133
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 134
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,744 - 135
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,978 - 136
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 137
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price copd (Medicare DRG 191) anywhere from $4,171 to $104,704 — a $100,533 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Colusa Medical Center in Colusa; the most expensive is Adventist Health Sonora in Sonora. The state average sits at $45,152.
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 copd 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 copd 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 copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 191 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.