DRG 617 · Endocrine & Metabolic

Diabetes-Related Amputation Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to remove part of the foot, leg, or toes because of severe tissue damage, most often from diabetes. The stay includes the operation, wound care, and planning for recovery and mobility.

State average
$105,986
gross charge · DRG 617
Hospitals
40
with published pricing
Price range
$12,356 – $212,238
low to high
Lowest $12,356 Highest $212,238

California hospitals price diabetes-related amputation (Medicare DRG 617) anywhere from $12,356 to $212,238 — a $199,882 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Highland Hospital in Oakland. The state average sits at $105,986.

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-related amputation 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-related amputation 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-related amputation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 617 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 $12,356
    Cash pay $6,796
  2. 2
    Gross charge $17,422
  3. 3
    Gross charge $21,334
  4. 4

    Adventist Health Delano

    Delano, CA

    Gross charge $22,081
    Cash pay $4,416
  5. 5

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $42,195
  6. 6

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $52,147
    Cash pay $20,500
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,296
  7. 7

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $55,321
    Cash pay $38,724
  8. 8

    Fairchild Medical Center

    Yreka, CA

    Gross charge $57,775
  9. 9

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $60,312
  10. 10

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $62,776
    Cash pay $11,927
  11. 11

    Adventist Health Tulare

    Tulare, CA

    Gross charge $74,473
    Cash pay $14,150
  12. 12
    Gross charge $74,489
  13. 13

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $77,266
    Cash pay $10,319
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,431
  14. 14

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $79,726
    Cash pay $47,836
  15. 15

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $79,727
    Cash pay $11,959
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,585
  16. 16

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $92,179
    Cash pay $23,045
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,915
  17. 17

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $92,179
    Cash pay $23,045
  18. 18

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $92,179
    Cash pay $23,045
  19. 19

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $92,179
    Cash pay $23,045
  20. 20

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $92,449
    Cash pay $18,490
  21. 21

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $101,846
    Cash pay $22,406
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,572
  22. 22

    Adventist Health Howard Memorial

    Willits, CA

    Gross charge $103,346
    Cash pay $31,004
  23. 23

    Sonoma Valley Hospital

    Sonoma, CA

    Gross charge $105,453
    Cash pay $73,817
  24. 24

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $107,727
    Cash pay $18,314
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,148
  25. 25

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $127,370
    Cash pay $129,917
  26. 26

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $130,425
  27. 27

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $140,554
    Cash pay $105,416
  28. 28

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $140,554
    Cash pay $105,416
  29. 29

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $140,554
    Cash pay $105,416
  30. 30

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $140,554
    Cash pay $105,416
  31. 31

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $146,090
    Cash pay $94,959
  32. 32

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $146,320
    Cash pay $35,117
  33. 33

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $151,783
    Cash pay $22,767
  34. 34

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge $151,783
    Cash pay $22,767
  35. 35

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $175,254
    Cash pay $31,546
  36. 36
    Gross charge $175,487
    Cash pay $12,284
  37. 37

    Barstow Community Hospital

    Barstow, CA

    Gross charge $179,948
    Cash pay $107,969
  38. 38

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $199,366
  39. 39

    Alameda Hospital

    Alameda, CA

    Gross charge $212,238
    Cash pay $106,119
  40. 40

    Highland Hospital

    Oakland, CA

    Gross charge $212,238
    Cash pay $106,119
  41. 41

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  42. 42

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  43. 43

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

    Gross charge —
  44. 44

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge —
  45. 45

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  46. 46

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

    Gross charge —
  47. 47

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

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  48. 48

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

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  49. 49

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

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  50. 50

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

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  51. 51

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

    Gross charge —
  52. 52

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge —
  53. 53

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  54. 54

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $57,097
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,975
  55. 55

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $18,718
  56. 56

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,578
  57. 57

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

    Gross charge —
  58. 58

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

    Gross charge —
  59. 59

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

    Gross charge —
  60. 60

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge —
  61. 61

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge —
  62. 62

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  63. 63

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  64. 64

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

    Gross charge —
  65. 65

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
  66. 66

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  67. 67

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,754
  68. 68

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

    Gross charge —
  69. 69

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

    Gross charge —
  70. 70

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  71. 71

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  72. 72

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

    Gross charge —
  73. 73

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge —
  74. 74

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  75. 75

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  76. 76

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge —
  77. 77

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge —
  78. 78
    Gross charge —
  79. 79

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    Gross charge —
  80. 80

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  81. 81

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $27,084
  82. 82
    Gross charge —
  83. 83

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,959
  84. 84

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  85. 85

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

    Gross charge —
  86. 86

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

    Gross charge —
  87. 87

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,735
  88. 88

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge —
  89. 89

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,622
  90. 90
    Gross charge —
  91. 91

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $25,490
  92. 92

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $23,929
  93. 93

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  94. 94

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  95. 95

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  96. 96
    Gross charge —
  97. 97

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $25,914
  98. 98

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

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  99. 99

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

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  100. 100

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $24,382
  101. 101

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge —
  102. 102

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

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  103. 103

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

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  104. 104

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  105. 105

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

    Gross charge —
  106. 106

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  107. 107
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $31,576
  108. 108

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

    Gross charge —
  109. 109

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

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  110. 110

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

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  111. 111

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

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  112. 112

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  113. 113

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,653
  114. 114

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

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  115. 115

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  116. 116

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  117. 117

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  118. 118
    Gross charge —
  119. 119

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge —
  120. 120

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge —
  121. 121

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

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  122. 122

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge —
  123. 123

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,166
  124. 124

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

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  125. 125

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

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