GI Obstruction Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A blockage in the intestines that keeps food and fluid from passing through, causing pain, bloating, and vomiting. Treatment usually involves resting the bowel, a tube to relieve pressure, and IV fluids, with surgery if the blockage doesn't clear.
State average
$68,960
gross charge · DRG 388
Hospitals
46
with published pricing
Price range
$5,090 – $215,774
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $5,090Cash pay $4,072 - 2
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $6,796Cash pay $4,078 - 3
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $9,756Cash pay $5,366 - 4
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $10,747 - 5
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $13,300Cash pay $1,995 - 6
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $13,300Cash pay $1,995Medicare pays (avg) $12,758 - 7
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $21,428 - 8
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $33,789 - 9
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $34,337Cash pay $8,584Medicare pays (avg) $15,237 - 10
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $34,337Cash pay $8,584Medicare pays (avg) $12,439 - 11
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $34,337Cash pay $8,584 - 12
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $34,337Cash pay $8,584Medicare pays (avg) $12,121 - 13
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $36,448Cash pay $6,925 - 14
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $37,215Cash pay $24,562 - 15
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $40,892Cash pay $26,580Medicare pays (avg) $14,777 - 16
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $41,762Cash pay $29,234 - 17
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $43,603Cash pay $8,285Medicare pays (avg) $13,802 - 18
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $44,983Cash pay $13,495 - 19
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $47,820Cash pay $12,911 - 20
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $49,744Cash pay $14,000Medicare pays (avg) $14,897 - 21
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $53,856Cash pay $28,544 - 22
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $62,844Cash pay $22,624 - 23
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $66,040Cash pay $39,624 - 24
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $67,784Cash pay $10,168Medicare pays (avg) $13,312 - 25
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $70,666Cash pay $49,466 - 26
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $71,497Cash pay $14,299 - 27
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $77,250Cash pay $54,075 - 28
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $79,119 - 29
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $85,051 - 30
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $89,909 - 31
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $91,394Cash pay $20,107 - 32
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $92,748Cash pay $7,255Medicare pays (avg) $14,442 - 33
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $95,610Cash pay $57,366 - 34
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $96,380Cash pay $72,285Medicare pays (avg) $14,153 - 35
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $96,380Cash pay $72,285 - 36
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $96,380Cash pay $72,285 - 37
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $96,380Cash pay $72,285 - 38
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $101,181Cash pay $65,767 - 39
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $104,725Cash pay $106,820Medicare pays (avg) $13,473 - 40
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $107,919Cash pay $64,751 - 41
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $109,130Cash pay $19,643 - 42
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $114,829Cash pay $27,559 - 43
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $133,833Cash pay $22,752 - 44
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $150,726Cash pay $75,363 - 45
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $150,726Cash pay $75,363 - 46Gross charge $215,774Cash pay $15,104
- 47
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,035 - 50
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 52
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 53
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 56
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 57
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 60
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,880 - 61
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,200 - 62
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,408 - 63
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 65
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 66
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 68
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 70
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 71
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,745 - 72
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 77
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,377 - 80
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,060 - 82
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,392 - 83
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 84
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,729 - 85
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,839 - 86
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,893 - 87
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 89
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,417 - 91
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 94
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,498 - 95
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,269 - 96
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 97
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,796 - 100
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,584 - 105
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,295 - 106
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 111Gross charge —Cash pay $23,129
- 112
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,836 - 116
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,316 - 119
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,647 - 125
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,723 - 127
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,733 - 128
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,648 - 129
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,094 - 130
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,213 - 131
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 132
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price gi obstruction (Medicare DRG 388) anywhere from $5,090 to $215,774 — a $210,684 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $68,960.
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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 388 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.