DRG 085 · Nervous System

Head Injury with Brief Coma Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

A head injury that briefly knocked the patient unconscious, with a coma lasting under an hour. The hospital stay centers on close neurological monitoring, brain imaging, and treatment to prevent further injury.

State average
$133,566
gross charge · DRG 085
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$8,138 – $339,889
low to high
Lowest $8,138 Highest $339,889

California hospitals price head injury with brief coma (Medicare DRG 085) anywhere from $8,138 to $339,889 — a $331,751 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $133,566.

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 head injury with brief coma 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 head injury with brief coma 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 head injury with brief coma in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 085 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $8,138
  2. 2

    San Joaquin General Hospital

    French Camp, CA

    Gross charge $15,009
    Cash pay $8,255
  3. 3

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    Gross charge $44,353
    Cash pay $7,540
  4. 4

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $73,429
    Cash pay $44,057
  5. 5

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    Gross charge $76,135
    Cash pay $28,000
  6. 6

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $83,860
    Cash pay $20,965
  7. 7

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $83,860
    Cash pay $20,965
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,728
  8. 8

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $83,860
    Cash pay $20,965
  9. 9

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $83,860
    Cash pay $20,965
  10. 10

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $95,910
    Cash pay $14,387
  11. 11

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $96,377
    Cash pay $10,898
  12. 12

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $100,274
    Cash pay $20,055
  13. 13

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $163,244
    Cash pay $39,179
  14. 14

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $170,066
    Cash pay $127,549
  15. 15

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $170,066
    Cash pay $127,549
  16. 16

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $170,066
    Cash pay $127,549
  17. 17

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $170,066
    Cash pay $127,549
  18. 18

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $184,260
    Cash pay $119,769
  19. 19

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $203,823
    Cash pay $207,899
  20. 20

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $210,068
    Cash pay $37,812
  21. 21

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $221,087
  22. 22

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $224,315
  23. 23

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $339,889
  24. 24

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  25. 25

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

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  26. 26

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

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  27. 27

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

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  28. 28

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

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  29. 29

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

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  30. 30

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

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  31. 31

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

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  32. 32

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

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  33. 33

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,297
  34. 34

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

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  35. 35

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

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  36. 36

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

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  37. 37

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $30,941
  38. 38

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $22,635
  39. 39

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,200
  40. 40

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,680
  41. 41

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

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  42. 42

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

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  43. 43

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

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  44. 44

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

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  45. 45

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

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  46. 46

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  47. 47

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

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  48. 48

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

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  49. 49

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  50. 50

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

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  51. 51

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,101
  52. 52

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

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  53. 53

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

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  54. 54

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $41,189
  55. 55

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

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  56. 56

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

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  57. 57

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

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  58. 58

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

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  59. 59

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

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  60. 60

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

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  61. 61
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  62. 62

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

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  63. 63

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  64. 64

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $31,688
  65. 65

    Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)

    Pasadena, CA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,371
  66. 66

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

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  67. 67

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  68. 68

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

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  69. 69

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

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  70. 70

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

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  71. 71

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  72. 72

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

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  73. 73

    Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)

    Thousand Oaks, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,610
  74. 74

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $29,829
  75. 75

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $28,029
  76. 76

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

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  77. 77

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  78. 78

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  79. 79
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  80. 80

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $30,345
  81. 81

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

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  82. 82

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

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  83. 83

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $28,581
  84. 84

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

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  85. 85

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

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  86. 86

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

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  87. 87

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  88. 88

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

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  89. 89

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  90. 90
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $36,157
  91. 91

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

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  92. 92

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

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  93. 93

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

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  94. 94

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

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  95. 95

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  96. 96

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $32,829
  97. 97

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

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  98. 98

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,395
  99. 99

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,929
  100. 100

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

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  101. 101
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  102. 102

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

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  103. 103

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

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  104. 104

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

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  105. 105

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

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  106. 106

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

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  107. 107

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

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  108. 108

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $28,681

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