Ear & Upper Respiratory Infections Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital treatment for a middle ear infection or an upper respiratory infection, such as a severe sinus or throat infection. The stay typically involves antibiotics, fluids, and monitoring of breathing and other symptoms.
State average
$48,561
gross charge · DRG 152
Hospitals
37
with published pricing
Price range
$2,315 – $145,861
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,315 at Seneca District Hospital) 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
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $2,315Cash pay $1,852 - 2
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $7,405 - 3
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $7,607 - 4
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $7,810Cash pay $4,296 - 5
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $11,243 - 6
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $20,974Cash pay $4,195 - 7
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $21,036Cash pay $5,259 - 8
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $21,036Cash pay $5,259 - 9
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $21,036Cash pay $5,259 - 10
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $21,036Cash pay $5,259 - 11
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $25,990Cash pay $5,198 - 12
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $26,516Cash pay $3,977 - 13
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $28,624 - 14
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $31,700Cash pay $20,605 - 15
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $32,761Cash pay $22,932 - 16
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $35,682Cash pay $7,000 - 17
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $36,319Cash pay $21,791 - 18
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $39,110Cash pay $6,649 - 19
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $39,989 - 20
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $43,085Cash pay $25,851 - 21Gross charge $46,875Cash pay $3,281
- 22
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $47,289Cash pay $33,102 - 23
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $47,448Cash pay $9,015 - 24
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $49,811Cash pay $6,538 - 25
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $52,147 - 26
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $66,698Cash pay $68,032 - 27
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $69,908Cash pay $12,583 - 28
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $71,790Cash pay $17,230 - 29
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $72,751Cash pay $13,823 - 30
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $79,436Cash pay $59,577 - 31
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $79,436Cash pay $59,577 - 32
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $79,436Cash pay $59,577 - 33
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $79,436Cash pay $59,577 - 34
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $100,045Cash pay $50,023 - 35
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $100,045Cash pay $50,023 - 36
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $127,067Cash pay $82,593 - 37
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $145,861Cash pay $32,089 - 38
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 39
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 43
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 44
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 48
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 51
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,006 - 52
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 56
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 57
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, 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
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 68
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 75
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,116 - 76
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 78
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 80
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 85
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,149 - 86
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,161 - 87
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 88
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,355 - 91
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,376 - 96
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 103Gross charge —Cash pay $18,898
- 104
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,618 - 120
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 121
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 123
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price ear & upper respiratory infections (Medicare DRG 152) anywhere from $2,315 to $145,861 — a $143,546 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville. The state average sits at $48,561.
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 ear & upper respiratory infections 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 ear & upper respiratory infections 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 ear & upper respiratory infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 152 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.