Diabetes Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for diabetes with complications such as ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state, or severe hypoglycemia.
State average
$38,894
gross charge · DRG 638
Hospitals
52
with published pricing
Price range
$2,673 – $89,079
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,673 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 $2,673Cash pay $1,604 - 2
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $3,194Cash pay $2,555 - 3
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $3,680Cash pay $2,208 - 4
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,921Cash pay $3,256 - 5
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $10,923 - 6
Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA
Gross charge $11,103Cash pay $6,662 - 7
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $11,870Cash pay $7,122 - 8
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $18,395Cash pay $3,679 - 9
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $21,292Cash pay $15,969 - 10
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $21,743Cash pay $3,262 - 11
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $21,743Cash pay $3,262Medicare pays (avg) $8,373 - 12
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $21,804 - 13
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $26,901 - 14
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $27,381 - 15
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $29,160 - 16
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $29,735Cash pay $5,650Medicare pays (avg) $8,301 - 17
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $30,062Cash pay $5,712 - 18
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $30,266Cash pay $21,186 - 19
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $30,314Cash pay $8,185 - 20
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $30,888Cash pay $20,386 - 21
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925Medicare pays (avg) $9,293 - 22
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925Medicare pays (avg) $7,234 - 23
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925 - 24
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $7,925Medicare pays (avg) $7,606 - 25
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $32,637Cash pay $17,298 - 26
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $32,936 - 27Gross charge $33,333
- 28
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $34,534Cash pay $10,500Medicare pays (avg) $8,740 - 29
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $35,022Cash pay $6,654 - 30
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $37,408Cash pay $22,445 - 31
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $38,852Cash pay $7,770 - 32
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $42,512Cash pay $21,256 - 33
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $42,512Cash pay $21,256Medicare pays (avg) $15,207 - 34
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $43,777Cash pay $30,644 - 35
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $44,909Cash pay $13,473 - 36
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $45,044Cash pay $27,027 - 37
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $46,478Cash pay $6,972Medicare pays (avg) $8,064 - 38
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $48,197Cash pay $10,603Medicare pays (avg) $8,471 - 39
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $55,461Cash pay $56,570Medicare pays (avg) $7,314 - 40
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $60,609Cash pay $4,966Medicare pays (avg) $8,195 - 41
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $61,649Cash pay $22,194 - 42
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $63,305Medicare pays (avg) $12,318 - 43
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489Medicare pays (avg) $8,476 - 44
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489Medicare pays (avg) $8,465 - 45
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489Medicare pays (avg) $8,147 - 46
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $63,318Cash pay $47,489 - 47
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $65,180 - 48
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $71,676Cash pay $17,202Medicare pays (avg) $8,246 - 49
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $72,303Cash pay $12,292Medicare pays (avg) $7,859 - 50
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $73,304Cash pay $47,648Medicare pays (avg) $8,813 - 51
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $82,638Cash pay $14,875Medicare pays (avg) $10,309 - 52Gross charge $89,079Cash pay $6,236Medicare pays (avg) $7,859
- 53
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,925 - 55
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,488 - 56
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,877 - 58
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 59
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,065 - 61
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 62
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,055 - 63
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,125 - 64
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,565Medicare pays (avg) $8,756 - 67
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,216 - 68
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,884 - 69
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,885 - 70
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 73
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,512 - 74
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,023 - 75
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 77
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 78
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,680 - 80
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,930 - 81
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,629 - 82
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,748 - 87
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,599 - 88
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,999 - 91
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,147 - 92
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 93
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,120Medicare pays (avg) $8,579 - 94
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,531 - 95
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,530 - 96
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,709 - 97
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,583 - 98
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,531 - 100
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,775 - 102
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,945 - 103
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,326 - 104
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,493 - 105
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,134 - 106
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 107
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,472 - 110
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,644 - 113
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,534 - 114
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,082 - 117
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 119Gross charge —Cash pay $14,301
- 120
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,681 - 123
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,117 - 125
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,507 - 127
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,104 - 128
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,240 - 129
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,939 - 130
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,069 - 131
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,310 - 132
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 133
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 134
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 135
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 136
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 137
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 138
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,435
California hospitals price diabetes (Medicare DRG 638) anywhere from $2,673 to $89,079 — a $86,406 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Glenn Medical Center in Willows; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $38,894.
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 diabetes 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 diabetes 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 diabetes in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 638 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.