Heart Attack Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) with major complications — discharged alive.
State average
$70,127
gross charge · DRG 280
Hospitals
49
with published pricing
Price range
$3,254 – $148,815
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($3,254 at Colusa 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
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $3,254Cash pay $1,952 - 2
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $3,780Cash pay $2,268 - 3
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $10,598Cash pay $5,829Medicare pays (avg) $15,467 - 4
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $13,291Cash pay $10,633 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $19,131Cash pay $3,826 - 6Gross charge $23,446
- 7
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $25,229Cash pay $7,569 - 8
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $27,594 - 9
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $29,237Cash pay $19,297 - 10
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $33,645 - 11
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $33,645Medicare pays (avg) $25,220 - 12
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $37,638 - 13
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $38,192Cash pay $7,257 - 14
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $42,184Cash pay $29,529Medicare pays (avg) $12,898 - 15
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $43,893Cash pay $8,340Medicare pays (avg) $12,770 - 16
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $46,445 - 17
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $47,037Cash pay $24,930 - 18
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $51,237Cash pay $35,866 - 19
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $51,571Cash pay $14,000Medicare pays (avg) $15,992 - 20
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $51,922 - 21
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $52,161 - 22
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $52,809Cash pay $14,258 - 23
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $57,693Cash pay $43,270 - 24
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $62,364Cash pay $11,849Medicare pays (avg) $14,861 - 25
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $66,304Cash pay $13,261Medicare pays (avg) $17,820 - 26
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $66,835 - 27
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $69,993Cash pay $25,197 - 28
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $73,559Cash pay $44,135 - 29
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $76,160Cash pay $45,696Medicare pays (avg) $12,850 - 30
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $87,818Medicare pays (avg) $19,006 - 31
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $88,144Cash pay $13,222Medicare pays (avg) $15,852 - 32
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $94,383Cash pay $23,596Medicare pays (avg) $16,553 - 33
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $94,383Cash pay $23,596Medicare pays (avg) $13,936 - 34
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $94,383Cash pay $23,596 - 35
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $94,383Cash pay $23,596Medicare pays (avg) $13,565 - 36
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $95,783Cash pay $16,283Medicare pays (avg) $15,697 - 37
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $96,761Cash pay $8,856Medicare pays (avg) $14,898 - 38
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $103,283Cash pay $22,722Medicare pays (avg) $16,013 - 39Gross charge $103,510Cash pay $7,246Medicare pays (avg) $12,886
- 40
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $112,457Cash pay $26,990Medicare pays (avg) $14,972 - 41
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $120,409Cash pay $90,307Medicare pays (avg) $14,316 - 42
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $120,409Cash pay $90,307Medicare pays (avg) $15,339 - 43
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $120,409Cash pay $90,307Medicare pays (avg) $15,291 - 44
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $120,409Cash pay $90,307 - 45
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $126,009Cash pay $81,906Medicare pays (avg) $16,405 - 46
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $132,713Cash pay $19,907Medicare pays (avg) $15,406 - 47
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $132,713Cash pay $19,907Medicare pays (avg) $15,080 - 48
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $138,216Cash pay $140,981Medicare pays (avg) $13,734 - 49
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $148,815Cash pay $26,787Medicare pays (avg) $27,770 - 50
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,783 - 51
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,029 - 52
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,444 - 53
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,925 - 55
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 56
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,176 - 58
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,074 - 59
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,177 - 60
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,263 - 61
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,557 - 62
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,009 - 64
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $39,901Medicare pays (avg) $15,714 - 65
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,121Medicare pays (avg) $17,477 - 66
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,484 - 67
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,440 - 68
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,859 - 70
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 71
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,560 - 72
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,230 - 73
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 75
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,994 - 76
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,407 - 77
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,618 - 78
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,594 - 79
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,477 - 80
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,633 - 82
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,062 - 84
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,982 - 85
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,027 - 86
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,247 - 87
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,135 - 88
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,575 - 89
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,467 - 90
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,903 - 91
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $23,090Medicare pays (avg) $15,465 - 92
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,864 - 93
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,856 - 94
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,814 - 95
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 96
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,149 - 97
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,343 - 98
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,405 - 100
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,136 - 101
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,724Medicare pays (avg) $14,909 - 102
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,372Medicare pays (avg) $13,648 - 103
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,084 - 104
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,540 - 105
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,533 - 106
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,068Medicare pays (avg) $14,941 - 108
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,584 - 110
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,738Medicare pays (avg) $14,136 - 111
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,323 - 112
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,114 - 113
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,991 - 115
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 117Gross charge —Cash pay $25,245
- 118
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,714 - 121
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,689 - 122
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,782 - 123
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,025 - 124
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,890 - 125
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,019 - 126
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,257 - 127
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,807 - 128
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,732 - 129
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,697 - 130
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 131
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,508 - 132
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,694 - 133
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,876 - 134
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,962 - 135
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 136
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,156
California hospitals price heart attack (Medicare DRG 280) anywhere from $3,254 to $148,815 — a $145,561 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Colusa Medical Center in Colusa; the most expensive is Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles. The state average sits at $70,127.
Gross charges are the hospital's list price for the facility part of your stay — the room, operating-room time, nursing, and equipment. 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 heart attack at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling heart attack in California, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
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 heart attack in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 280 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.