Fluid Around the Lung Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A buildup of fluid in the space around a lung (pleural effusion), which can make breathing difficult. The stay often involves draining the fluid with a needle or small tube and testing it to find the cause.
State average
$72,392
gross charge · DRG 186
Hospitals
36
with published pricing
Price range
$10,296 – $197,110
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $10,296Cash pay $5,663 - 2
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $22,380Cash pay $14,771 - 3
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $28,754Cash pay $7,188 - 4
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $28,754Cash pay $7,188 - 5
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $28,754Cash pay $7,188 - 6
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $28,754Cash pay $7,188 - 7
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $29,171Cash pay $20,420 - 8
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $34,080Cash pay $22,152Medicare pays (avg) $15,116 - 9
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $41,268 - 10
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $42,440Cash pay $17,500Medicare pays (avg) $16,374 - 11
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $45,402 - 12Gross charge $49,420
- 13
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $52,380Cash pay $9,952 - 14
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $54,317Cash pay $10,320 - 15
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $66,595Cash pay $39,957 - 16
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $67,836Cash pay $10,175 - 17
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $67,836Cash pay $10,175Medicare pays (avg) $15,460 - 18
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $68,396 - 19
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $71,959Cash pay $17,270 - 20
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $73,628Cash pay $22,089 - 21
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $75,116Cash pay $45,070 - 22
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $76,737Cash pay $11,511 - 23
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $85,585Cash pay $17,117 - 24
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $88,315Cash pay $15,897 - 25
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $89,571Cash pay $15,227 - 26
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $90,831Cash pay $8,606Medicare pays (avg) $13,577 - 27
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $97,791Cash pay $99,747 - 28
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $103,112Cash pay $67,023 - 29
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $105,611Cash pay $79,208 - 30
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $105,611Cash pay $79,208 - 31
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $105,611Cash pay $79,208 - 32
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $105,611Cash pay $79,208 - 33
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $105,809Cash pay $74,066 - 34
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $121,578Cash pay $26,747 - 35Gross charge $139,686Cash pay $9,778
- 36
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $197,110 - 37
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 39
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,835 - 42
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 43
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 50
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,677 - 51
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 55
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 56
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 58
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 60
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 61
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 67
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 74
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,244 - 75
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 77
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 79
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 84
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,927 - 85
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,619 - 86
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 87
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,255 - 90
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,967 - 95
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 102Gross charge —Cash pay $24,688
- 103
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,752 - 119
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 120
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,635 - 122
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price fluid around the lung (Medicare DRG 186) anywhere from $10,296 to $197,110 — a $186,813 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $72,392.
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 lung 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 lung 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 lung in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 186 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.