DRG 856 · Infection & Sepsis

Infection After Surgery or Injury Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

An infection that developed after an operation or an injury and requires surgery to clean out infected tissue. The stay includes the operation and IV antibiotics.

State average
$209,559
gross charge · DRG 856
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$30,051 – $364,678
low to high
Lowest $30,051 Highest $364,678

California hospitals price infection after surgery or injury (Medicare DRG 856) anywhere from $30,051 to $364,678 — a $334,627 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care) in Glendale. The state average sits at $209,559.

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 infection after surgery or injury 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 infection after surgery or injury 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 infection after surgery or injury in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 856 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

    San Joaquin General Hospital

    French Camp, CA

    Gross charge $30,051
    Cash pay $16,528
  2. 2

    Adventist Health Tulare

    Tulare, CA

    Gross charge $59,269
    Cash pay $11,261
  3. 3

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $69,427
  4. 4

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $91,342
    Cash pay $63,939
  5. 5

    Adventist Health Howard Memorial

    Willits, CA

    Gross charge $91,811
    Cash pay $27,543
  6. 6

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    Gross charge $129,052
    Cash pay $28,391
  7. 7

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $135,740
    Cash pay $25,791
  8. 8

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    Gross charge $141,132
    Cash pay $23,993
  9. 9

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $162,382
    Cash pay $105,548
  10. 10

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $176,757
    Cash pay $16,521
  11. 11

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    Gross charge $186,147
    Cash pay $48,500
  12. 12

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $192,459
    Cash pay $38,492
  13. 13

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $193,875
    Cash pay $29,081
  14. 14
    Gross charge $199,229
  15. 15

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $203,193
    Cash pay $121,916
  16. 16

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $221,433
    Cash pay $225,862
  17. 17
    Gross charge $226,161
    Cash pay $15,831
  18. 18

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $241,177
    Cash pay $180,883
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,677
  19. 19

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $241,177
    Cash pay $180,883
  20. 20

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $241,177
    Cash pay $180,883
  21. 21

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $241,177
    Cash pay $180,883
  22. 22

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $252,094
    Cash pay $60,503
  23. 23

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $262,839
    Cash pay $65,710
  24. 24

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $262,839
    Cash pay $65,710
    Medicare pays (avg) $44,538
  25. 25

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $262,839
    Cash pay $65,710
  26. 26

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $262,839
    Cash pay $65,710
  27. 27

    Adventist Health Clear Lake

    Clearlake, CA

    Gross charge $282,155
    Cash pay $101,576
  28. 28

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $298,051
  29. 29

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $305,811
    Cash pay $55,046
  30. 30

    Barstow Community Hospital

    Barstow, CA

    Gross charge $312,907
    Cash pay $187,744
  31. 31

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $364,678
    Cash pay $54,702
  32. 32

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge $364,678
    Cash pay $54,702
  33. 33

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  34. 34

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  35. 35

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

    Gross charge —
  36. 36

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge —
  37. 37

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  38. 38

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

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  39. 39

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

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  40. 40

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

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  41. 41

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

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  42. 42

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

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  43. 43

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

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  44. 44

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

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  45. 45

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge —
  46. 46

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $121,473
  47. 47

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,845
  48. 48

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge —
  49. 49

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

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  50. 50

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

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  51. 51

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

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  52. 52

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge —
  53. 53

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge —
  54. 54

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge —
  55. 55

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge —
  56. 56

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

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  57. 57

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
  58. 58

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  59. 59

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    Gross charge —
  60. 60

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

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  61. 61

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

    Gross charge —
  62. 62

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  63. 63

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $75,139
  64. 64

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

    Gross charge —
  65. 65

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge —
  66. 66

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  67. 67

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

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  68. 68

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge —
  69. 69

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge —
  70. 70
    Gross charge —
  71. 71

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

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  72. 72

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  73. 73

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $62,601
  74. 74
    Gross charge —
  75. 75

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge —
  76. 76

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  77. 77

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

    Gross charge —
  78. 78

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

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  79. 79

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

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  80. 80

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  81. 81

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    Gross charge —
  82. 82
    Gross charge —
  83. 83

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $58,970
  84. 84

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $55,560
  85. 85

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

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  86. 86

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  87. 87

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

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  88. 88
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  89. 89

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

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  90. 90

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Gross charge —
  91. 91

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $56,780
  92. 92

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge —
  93. 93

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

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  94. 94

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

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  95. 95

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  96. 96

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

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  97. 97

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  98. 98
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $70,438
  99. 99

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

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  100. 100

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

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  101. 101

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, CA

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  102. 102

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

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  103. 103

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

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  104. 104

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  105. 105

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $77,073
  106. 106

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $66,369
  107. 107

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  108. 108

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $62,258
  109. 109

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $63,946
  110. 110
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  111. 111

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

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  112. 112

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

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  113. 113

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

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  114. 114

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

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  115. 115

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $52,153
  116. 116

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

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  117. 117

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

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