Diabetes Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Diabetes that has become dangerously out of control, with very high or very low blood sugar or serious related problems. Care involves insulin and intravenous fluids, frequent blood sugar checks, and treatment of the complications that made the stay necessary.
State average
$71,869
gross charge · DRG 637
Hospitals
47
with published pricing
Price range
$9,492 – $174,112
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $9,492Cash pay $5,220 - 2
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $11,217Cash pay $6,730 - 3
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $11,251 - 4
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $11,751Cash pay $2,350 - 5
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $15,122Cash pay $9,073 - 6
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $18,545Cash pay $14,836 - 7
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $20,475Cash pay $3,890 - 8
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $34,269 - 9
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $35,437Cash pay $24,806 - 10
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $36,318Cash pay $9,806 - 11
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $37,269Cash pay $19,752 - 12
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $38,314 - 13
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $42,690 - 14
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $45,839Cash pay $8,709Medicare pays (avg) $13,294 - 15
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $48,125Cash pay $31,763 - 16
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $56,430Cash pay $39,501 - 17
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $57,325Cash pay $34,395 - 18
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $58,321Cash pay $11,081Medicare pays (avg) $12,587 - 19
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $58,639Cash pay $17,500Medicare pays (avg) $14,183 - 20
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $58,775Cash pay $35,265 - 21
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $65,396Cash pay $32,698 - 22
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $65,396Cash pay $32,698 - 23
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $66,266Cash pay $16,566Medicare pays (avg) $14,037 - 24
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $66,266Cash pay $16,566Medicare pays (avg) $11,823 - 25
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $66,266Cash pay $16,566 - 26
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $66,266Cash pay $16,566 - 27
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $66,541Cash pay $19,962 - 28
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $70,858Cash pay $15,589Medicare pays (avg) $14,566 - 29
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $74,256Cash pay $26,732 - 30
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $75,056Cash pay $15,011 - 31
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $78,736 - 32
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $80,888Cash pay $12,133Medicare pays (avg) $13,187 - 33
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $85,110Cash pay $7,937Medicare pays (avg) $14,427 - 34
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $103,199 - 35
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $105,054Medicare pays (avg) $19,531 - 36
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $105,679Cash pay $79,259Medicare pays (avg) $14,071 - 37
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $105,679Cash pay $79,259Medicare pays (avg) $15,160 - 38
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $105,679Cash pay $79,259Medicare pays (avg) $13,391 - 39
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $105,679Cash pay $79,259 - 40
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $109,758Cash pay $18,659 - 41
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $114,318Cash pay $74,307Medicare pays (avg) $15,346 - 42
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $129,394Cash pay $31,055 - 43
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $136,593Cash pay $139,324Medicare pays (avg) $12,143 - 44
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $145,007Cash pay $21,751 - 45
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $145,007Cash pay $21,751Medicare pays (avg) $13,278 - 46
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $159,804Cash pay $28,765Medicare pays (avg) $16,537 - 47Gross charge $174,112Cash pay $12,188Medicare pays (avg) $14,147
- 48
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,804 - 50
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,929 - 51
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,281 - 53
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 54
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,767 - 56
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 57
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,834 - 58
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,069 - 59
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,812Medicare pays (avg) $14,313 - 62
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,488Medicare pays (avg) $15,054 - 63
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,127 - 64
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,124 - 65
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 68
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,069 - 69
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 70
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 72
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 73
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,901 - 82
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,295 - 83
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,417 - 84
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,931 - 86
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,097 - 87
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,705 - 88
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,541Medicare pays (avg) $13,623 - 89
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,033 - 90
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,445 - 91
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,075 - 92
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,862 - 93
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,926 - 95
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,321 - 97
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,397 - 98
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,102 - 99
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,049 - 100
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 101
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,616Medicare pays (avg) $13,396 - 104
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,173 - 110
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 112Gross charge —Cash pay $23,050
- 113
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,754 - 116
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,905 - 117
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,077 - 118
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,040 - 119
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,727 - 120
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,915 - 121
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,140 - 122
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 124
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 125
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 127
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,779 - 129
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,039 - 130
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,548
California hospitals price diabetes (Medicare DRG 637) anywhere from $9,492 to $174,112 — a $164,620 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 $71,869.
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 637 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.