Lung Cancer Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay for cancer of the lung or airways, in patients who also have other serious health problems. Care focuses on managing symptoms such as breathing trouble, along with tests and treatment.
State average
$96,380
gross charge · DRG 180
Hospitals
41
with published pricing
Price range
$11,667 – $200,498
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $11,667Cash pay $6,417 - 2
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $12,247Cash pay $2,449 - 3
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $18,827 - 4
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $22,677Cash pay $12,019 - 5
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $25,003Cash pay $7,501 - 6
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $30,669Cash pay $15,335 - 7
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $30,669Cash pay $15,335 - 8
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $35,682Cash pay $6,780 - 9
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $48,855Cash pay $9,771 - 10
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $48,975Cash pay $14,000Medicare pays (avg) $16,803 - 11
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $52,772Cash pay $34,829 - 12
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $61,111 - 13
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $72,036Cash pay $50,425 - 14
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $75,567Cash pay $49,118Medicare pays (avg) $17,821 - 15
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $76,203 - 16
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $76,220Cash pay $14,482 - 17
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $91,842Cash pay $55,105 - 18Gross charge $94,002Cash pay $6,580
- 19
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $94,820Cash pay $23,705Medicare pays (avg) $15,985 - 20
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $94,820Cash pay $23,705Medicare pays (avg) $14,538 - 21
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $94,820Cash pay $23,705Medicare pays (avg) $18,373 - 22
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $94,820Cash pay $23,705Medicare pays (avg) $15,792 - 23
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $104,979Cash pay $9,746Medicare pays (avg) $18,285 - 24
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $107,044Cash pay $23,550 - 25
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $107,384Cash pay $16,108 - 26
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $108,950Cash pay $18,522 - 27
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $118,372 - 28
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $121,753Cash pay $29,221 - 29
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $121,779Cash pay $18,267 - 30
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $121,779Cash pay $18,267 - 31
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $134,159 - 32
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $140,967Cash pay $105,725 - 33
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $140,967Cash pay $105,725Medicare pays (avg) $14,403 - 34
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $140,967Cash pay $105,725 - 35
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $140,967Cash pay $105,725 - 36
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $157,711Cash pay $110,398 - 37
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $163,431Cash pay $29,418 - 38
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $166,841Cash pay $170,178 - 39
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $191,996Cash pay $115,198 - 40
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $196,735Cash pay $127,878 - 41
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $200,498Cash pay $72,179 - 42
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 48
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 51
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 52
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 55
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,701 - 56
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,264 - 57
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 60
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 61
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 63
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 65
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 66
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 72
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 79
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,554 - 80
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,795 - 81
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 82
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 84
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,736 - 86
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,808 - 88
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 89
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,676 - 90
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 91
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,074 - 98
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 104Gross charge —Cash pay $27,647
- 105
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,807 - 109
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,723 - 112
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,722 - 116
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,326 - 119
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,901 - 120
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,833 - 121
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,693 - 122
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,225 - 123
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price lung cancer (Medicare DRG 180) anywhere from $11,667 to $200,498 — a $188,830 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health Clear Lake in Clearlake. The state average sits at $96,380.
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 lung 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 lung 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 lung cancer in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 180 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.