Fluid Around the Lungs Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A buildup of fluid in the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural effusion), which can make breathing difficult. Treatment usually involves draining the fluid and treating the underlying cause.
State average
$51,400
gross charge · DRG 187
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$3,634 – $103,432
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($3,634 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 $3,634Cash pay $2,180 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $6,535Cash pay $3,594 - 3
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $8,393Cash pay $6,714 - 4
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $18,880Cash pay $4,720 - 5
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $18,880Cash pay $4,720 - 6
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $18,880Cash pay $4,720 - 7
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $18,880Cash pay $4,720 - 8
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $28,034 - 9
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $33,116Cash pay $21,525 - 10
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $35,505Cash pay $12,782 - 11
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $35,682Cash pay $23,194 - 12
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $37,566Cash pay $7,137 - 13
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $41,220Cash pay $28,854 - 14
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $46,034Cash pay $6,905 - 15
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $46,034Cash pay $6,905 - 16
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $46,111Cash pay $21,000 - 17
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $48,089Cash pay $8,656 - 18
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $48,159Cash pay $28,895 - 19
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $54,294Cash pay $11,945 - 20
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $55,144Cash pay $10,477 - 21
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $60,750Cash pay $5,477 - 22
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $62,491Cash pay $43,744 - 23
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $63,569Cash pay $12,714 - 24
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $71,191Cash pay $10,679 - 25
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $77,389Cash pay $18,573 - 26
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $82,674Cash pay $84,328 - 27
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $83,647 - 28
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $97,648Cash pay $73,236 - 29
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $97,648Cash pay $73,236 - 30
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $97,648Cash pay $73,236 - 31
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $97,648Cash pay $73,236 - 32
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $103,432 - 33
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 34
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 39
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 42
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 43
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,122 - 47
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 51
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 52
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 54
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 56
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 57
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 63
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 70
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,315 - 71
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 73
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 75
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 80
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,452 - 81
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,557 - 82
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 83
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,622 - 86
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,733 - 91
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 97Gross charge —Cash pay $15,844
- 98
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $1,597 - 101
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 115
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 116
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 118
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price fluid around the lungs (Medicare DRG 187) anywhere from $3,634 to $103,432 — a $99,798 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Glenn Medical Center in Willows; the most expensive is Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. The state average sits at $51,400.
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 fluid around the lungs 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 fluid around the lungs 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 fluid around the lungs in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 187 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.