Infection Requiring Surgery Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A serious infection that requires an operation as part of treatment, such as surgery to remove infected tissue or drain an abscess. The stay involves the operation plus IV antibiotics and close monitoring, often in intensive care.
State average
$218,904
gross charge · DRG 853
Hospitals
45
with published pricing
Price range
$31,888 – $401,020
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $31,888Cash pay $19,133 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $32,627Cash pay $17,945 - 3
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $39,134 - 4
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $64,267Cash pay $12,853 - 5
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $81,742Cash pay $53,950 - 6
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $85,031Cash pay $22,958 - 7
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $109,712 - 8
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $115,338Cash pay $34,601 - 9
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $117,445 - 10
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $118,992Cash pay $22,608 - 11Gross charge $131,014
- 12
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $143,127Cash pay $51,526 - 13
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $145,553 - 14
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $154,331Cash pay $108,031Medicare pays (avg) $45,062 - 15
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $155,370Cash pay $29,520Medicare pays (avg) $48,785 - 16
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $158,364Cash pay $102,936Medicare pays (avg) $50,850 - 17
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $172,889Cash pay $45,000Medicare pays (avg) $50,116 - 18
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $199,648Cash pay $39,930Medicare pays (avg) $62,388 - 19
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $200,883Cash pay $106,468 - 20
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $205,161Cash pay $27,180Medicare pays (avg) $46,028 - 21
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $209,973Cash pay $125,984Medicare pays (avg) $44,411 - 22
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $236,940Cash pay $35,541Medicare pays (avg) $43,074 - 23
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $238,693Cash pay $59,673Medicare pays (avg) $50,254 - 24
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $238,693Cash pay $59,673Medicare pays (avg) $50,485 - 25
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $238,693Cash pay $59,673Medicare pays (avg) $51,126 - 26
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $238,693Cash pay $59,673Medicare pays (avg) $41,607 - 27
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $242,227Cash pay $121,113 - 28
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $242,227Cash pay $121,113Medicare pays (avg) $92,121 - 29
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $253,167Cash pay $177,217 - 30
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $265,363Cash pay $159,218 - 31
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $267,528Medicare pays (avg) $61,961 - 32
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $272,169Cash pay $46,269Medicare pays (avg) $56,890 - 33Gross charge $276,602Cash pay $19,362Medicare pays (avg) $46,776
- 34
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $287,728Cash pay $63,300Medicare pays (avg) $59,420 - 35
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $294,210Cash pay $70,610Medicare pays (avg) $40,735 - 36
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $307,806Cash pay $46,171Medicare pays (avg) $65,652 - 37
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $307,806Cash pay $46,171Medicare pays (avg) $50,876 - 38
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $348,761Cash pay $226,695Medicare pays (avg) $60,078 - 39
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $365,663Cash pay $65,819Medicare pays (avg) $54,766 - 40
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $370,482Cash pay $277,861Medicare pays (avg) $49,119 - 41
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $370,482Cash pay $277,861Medicare pays (avg) $50,204 - 42
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $370,482Cash pay $277,861Medicare pays (avg) $50,269 - 43
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $370,482Cash pay $277,861 - 44
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $372,264Cash pay $260,585Medicare pays (avg) $54,479 - 45
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $401,020Cash pay $409,040Medicare pays (avg) $44,321 - 46
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $54,408 - 47
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,673 - 48
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $54,787 - 49
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,912 - 51
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 52
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,554 - 54
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,613 - 55
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,669 - 56
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $60,971 - 57
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 59
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $48,648Medicare pays (avg) $51,097 - 60
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $42,925 - 61
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,662 - 62
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $58,053 - 63
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,505 - 64
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $55,130 - 65
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,462 - 66
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $43,791 - 67
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 69
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,396 - 70
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $46,597 - 71
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $59,271 - 72
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $74,456 - 73
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $107,609 - 75
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 76
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $51,628 - 77
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $43,808 - 78
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,010 - 79
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $78,099 - 80
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $60,424 - 81
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $46,084 - 82
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $42,089 - 83
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $69,342Medicare pays (avg) $46,168 - 84
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $51,830 - 85
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $50,673 - 86
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $69,697 - 87
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,357 - 88
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,776 - 89
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,640 - 90
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $50,883 - 91
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $52,064 - 92
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,627 - 93
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,325Medicare pays (avg) $44,499 - 94
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,564Medicare pays (avg) $48,835 - 95
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $52,105 - 96
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $66,591Medicare pays (avg) $43,732 - 99
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,417 - 103
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $52,546 - 104
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $55,428 - 107
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 109Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521
- 110
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $53,333 - 113
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $88,225 - 114
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $69,289 - 116
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,215 - 117
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $49,359 - 118
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $57,468 - 119
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $51,346 - 120
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $56,359 - 122
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $57,790 - 123
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $80,877 - 124
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $53,682 - 125
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $108,333 - 126
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $101,317 - 127
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $89,240 - 128
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $73,223 - 129
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $69,712 - 130
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $87,571
California hospitals price infection requiring surgery (Medicare DRG 853) anywhere from $31,888 to $401,020 — a $369,132 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Colusa Medical Center in Colusa; the most expensive is San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland. The state average sits at $218,904.
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 requiring surgery 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 requiring surgery 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 requiring surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 853 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.