DRG 687 · Kidney & Urinary

Kidney & Urinary Tract Cancer Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

Hospital care for cancer of the kidney, bladder, or urinary tract when the stay is for medical treatment rather than major surgery. Care typically involves managing symptoms such as bleeding, pain, or blockage, along with imaging and treatment planning.

State average
$49,768
gross charge · DRG 687
Hospitals
30
with published pricing
Price range
$6,922 – $138,557
low to high
Lowest $6,922 Highest $138,557

California hospitals price kidney & urinary tract cancer (Medicare DRG 687) anywhere from $6,922 to $138,557 — a $131,634 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $49,768.

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 & urinary tract cancer 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 & urinary tract cancer 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 & urinary tract cancer in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 687 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 $6,922
    Cash pay $3,807
  2. 2

    Colusa Medical Center

    Colusa, CA

    Gross charge $18,747
    Cash pay $11,248
  3. 3
    Gross charge $19,514
  4. 4

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $21,294
    Cash pay $5,111
  5. 5

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $23,624
    Cash pay $5,906
  6. 6

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $23,624
    Cash pay $5,906
  7. 7

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    Gross charge $23,624
    Cash pay $5,906
  8. 8

    Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

    Encinitas, CA

    Gross charge $23,624
    Cash pay $5,906
  9. 9

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $29,327
  10. 10

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $29,903
    Cash pay $20,932
  11. 11

    Sonoma Valley Hospital

    Sonoma, CA

    Gross charge $35,096
    Cash pay $24,567
  12. 12

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $36,394
    Cash pay $5,459
  13. 13

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge $36,394
    Cash pay $5,459
  14. 14

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $36,549
    Cash pay $5,799
  15. 15

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    Gross charge $42,889
    Cash pay $14,000
  16. 16

    Alameda Hospital

    Alameda, CA

    Gross charge $48,055
    Cash pay $24,028
  17. 17

    Highland Hospital

    Oakland, CA

    Gross charge $48,055
    Cash pay $24,028
  18. 18

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $54,351
    Cash pay $40,763
  19. 19

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $54,351
    Cash pay $40,763
  20. 20

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $54,351
    Cash pay $40,763
  21. 21

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $54,351
    Cash pay $40,763
  22. 22

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $61,566
    Cash pay $40,018
  23. 23

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $62,724
    Cash pay $9,409
  24. 24

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $64,031
    Cash pay $38,418
  25. 25

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $69,210
  26. 26

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $69,501
    Cash pay $13,205
  27. 27

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    Gross charge $89,679
    Cash pay $19,729
  28. 28

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $97,278
    Cash pay $99,224
  29. 29

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $119,468
    Cash pay $21,504
  30. 30

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $138,557
  31. 31

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge —
  32. 32

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  33. 33

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

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  34. 34

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

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  35. 35

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

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  36. 36

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

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  37. 37

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

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  38. 38

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

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  39. 39

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

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  40. 40

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

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  41. 41

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

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  42. 42

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

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  43. 43

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

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  44. 44

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $10,695
  45. 45

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge —
  46. 46

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

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  47. 47

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

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  48. 48

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

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  49. 49

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

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  50. 50

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

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  51. 51

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

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  52. 52

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  53. 53

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

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  54. 54

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

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  55. 55

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  56. 56

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

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  57. 57

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

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  58. 58

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

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  59. 59

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

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  60. 60

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

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  61. 61

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

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  62. 62

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

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  63. 63

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge —
  64. 64

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

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  65. 65

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

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  66. 66

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

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  67. 67
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  68. 68

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    Gross charge —
  69. 69

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge —
  70. 70

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,985
  71. 71
    Gross charge —
  72. 72

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge —
  73. 73

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

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  74. 74

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

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  75. 75

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

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  76. 76

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

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  77. 77

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

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  78. 78

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

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  79. 79
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  80. 80

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,084
  81. 81

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $13,154
  82. 82

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

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  83. 83

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  84. 84

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge —
  85. 85
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  86. 86

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $14,267
  87. 87

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

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  88. 88

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

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  89. 89

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $13,345
  90. 90

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

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  91. 91

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

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  92. 92

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

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  93. 93

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

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  94. 94

    Glenn Medical Center

    Willows, CA

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  95. 95

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

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  96. 96

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge —
  97. 97
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $16,623
  98. 98

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

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  99. 99

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

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  100. 100

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

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  101. 101

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

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  102. 102

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

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  103. 103

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

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  104. 104

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

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  105. 105

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge —
  106. 106

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  107. 107

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge —
  108. 108
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  109. 109

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

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  110. 110

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

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  111. 111

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

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  112. 112

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

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  113. 113

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

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  114. 114

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

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  115. 115

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

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