Major Chest Injury Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay after a significant chest injury, such as broken ribs or a bruised lung from a fall or crash, in patients without other complicating conditions. Care focuses on pain control, help with breathing, and monitoring.
State average
$44,949
gross charge · DRG 185
Hospitals
28
with published pricing
Price range
$2,971 – $98,875
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,971 at Colusa Medical Center) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $2,971Cash pay $1,783 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,196Cash pay $2,858 - 3
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $8,065Cash pay $4,839 - 4
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $8,309Cash pay $4,985 - 5
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $9,400Cash pay $6,580 - 6
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $12,014Cash pay $3,003 - 7
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $12,014Cash pay $3,003 - 8
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $12,014Cash pay $3,003 - 9
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $12,014Cash pay $3,003 - 10
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $12,723Cash pay $2,545 - 11
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $26,805 - 12
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $29,304Cash pay $5,568 - 13
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $43,482Cash pay $7,000 - 14
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $48,410Cash pay $49,378 - 15
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $55,975Cash pay $8,396 - 16
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $57,677Cash pay $28,839 - 17
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $57,677Cash pay $28,839 - 18
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $59,271 - 19
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $66,194Cash pay $49,645 - 20
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $66,194Cash pay $49,645 - 21
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $66,194Cash pay $49,645 - 22
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $66,194Cash pay $49,645 - 23
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $70,639Cash pay $45,915 - 24
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $75,673 - 25
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $86,423Cash pay $4,364 - 26
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $92,513 - 27
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $96,355Cash pay $21,198 - 28
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $98,875Cash pay $35,595 - 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 $20,924 - 43
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,146 - 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 $11,200 - 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 $10,515 - 80
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,783 - 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 $10,623 - 86
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 94Gross charge —Cash pay $12,026
- 95
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $1,639 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $10,302 - 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 — - 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 major chest injury (Medicare DRG 185) anywhere from $2,971 to $98,875 — a $95,903 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Colusa Medical Center in Colusa; the most expensive is Adventist Health Clear Lake in Clearlake. The state average sits at $44,949.
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 major chest injury 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 major chest injury 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 major chest injury in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 185 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.