Kidney & Ureter Surgery Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the kidney or ureter for a non-cancerous problem, such as removing large stones or relieving a blockage. The stay covers the surgery and monitoring of kidney function during recovery.
State average
$76,264
gross charge · DRG 660
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$8,732 – $139,153
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $8,732Cash pay $4,803 - 2
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $23,954 - 3
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $45,772 - 4
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $46,187Cash pay $10,000 - 5
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $47,081 - 6
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $50,533Cash pay $9,601 - 7
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $50,833Cash pay $35,583 - 8
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $57,622 - 9
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $62,713Cash pay $37,628 - 10
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $64,369Cash pay $12,874 - 11
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $68,257Cash pay $16,382 - 12
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $68,971Cash pay $17,243 - 13
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $68,971Cash pay $17,243Medicare pays (avg) $11,667 - 14
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $68,971Cash pay $17,243 - 15
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $68,971Cash pay $17,243 - 16
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $70,476Cash pay $23,257Medicare pays (avg) $12,206 - 17
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $71,663Cash pay $35,832 - 18
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $71,663Cash pay $35,832 - 19
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $73,477Cash pay $74,946 - 20
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $78,367Cash pay $13,322 - 21
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $85,291Cash pay $12,794 - 22
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $85,291Cash pay $12,794Medicare pays (avg) $12,893 - 23
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $88,921Cash pay $19,563 - 24
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $99,084Cash pay $64,404 - 25
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $106,033Cash pay $15,905 - 26
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $107,104Cash pay $80,328Medicare pays (avg) $10,979 - 27
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $107,104Cash pay $80,328 - 28
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $107,104Cash pay $80,328 - 29
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $107,104Cash pay $80,328 - 30Gross charge $119,956Cash pay $8,397
- 31
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $120,716 - 32
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $139,153Cash pay $25,048 - 33
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 34
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 39
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 42
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 43
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $39,974Medicare pays (avg) $12,496 - 47
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,367 - 48
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 53
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 55
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 57
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 58
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,509 - 64
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,014 - 69
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,369 - 70
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 73
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,940 - 74
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 76
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 78
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,007 - 80
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 83
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,812 - 84
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,676 - 85
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 86
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 87
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,953 - 92
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 98Gross charge —Cash pay $21,411
- 99
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,680 - 102
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,424 - 106
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,931 - 107
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,926 - 108
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,796 - 109
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,466 - 110
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 111
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 112
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,294 - 116
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price kidney & ureter surgery (Medicare DRG 660) anywhere from $8,732 to $139,153 — a $130,421 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles. The state average sits at $76,264.
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 kidney & ureter 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 kidney & ureter 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 kidney & ureter surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 660 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.