Knee Surgery Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Knee surgery other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing cartilage or removing damaged tissue, when the problem is not a joint infection, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $11,686Cash pay $6,427 - 2
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $46,451Cash pay $16,722 - 3
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $63,711Cash pay $12,105 - 4
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $66,743Cash pay $16,686 - 5
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $66,743Cash pay $16,686 - 6
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $66,743Cash pay $16,686 - 7
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $66,743Cash pay $16,686 - 8
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $68,975 - 9
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $74,854Cash pay $17,965 - 10
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $75,849Cash pay $49,302 - 11
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $77,258Cash pay $8,878 - 12
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $86,142Cash pay $25,843 - 13
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $96,167 - 14
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $96,195Cash pay $98,119 - 15
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $114,809Cash pay $80,366 - 16
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $123,826Cash pay $18,574 - 17Gross charge $140,046Cash pay $9,803
- 18
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $147,827Cash pay $31,000 - 19
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $158,156Cash pay $28,468 - 20
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $179,131Cash pay $39,409 - 21
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $204,380Cash pay $30,657 - 22
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $204,380Cash pay $30,657 - 23
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $212,873 - 24
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $287,179Cash pay $172,307 - 25
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $289,887Cash pay $217,415 - 26
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $289,887Cash pay $217,415 - 27
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $289,887Cash pay $217,415 - 28
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $289,887Cash pay $217,415 - 29
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 30
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 31
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 32
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 33
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 34
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 35
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 39
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $42,231 - 43
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,729 - 44
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 51
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 53
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 54
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 69
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,550 - 70
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 72
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 74
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 79
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,928 - 80
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,344 - 81
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 82
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 83
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,362 - 86
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,806 - 89
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 95Gross charge —Cash pay $33,517
- 96
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 102
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 103
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,281 - 105
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 107
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 108
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price knee surgery (Medicare DRG 488) anywhere from $11,686 to $289,887 — a $278,201 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado. The state average sits at $139,158.
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 knee surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling knee surgery 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 knee surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 488 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.