Major Chest Surgery Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
State average
$259,274
gross charge · DRG 163
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$29,609 – $425,338
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $29,609Cash pay $16,285 - 2
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $163,043Cash pay $114,130 - 3Gross charge $173,863Cash pay $12,170
- 4
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $196,821Cash pay $47,237 - 5
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $198,079Cash pay $37,635 - 6
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $201,330Cash pay $44,293 - 7
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $205,145Cash pay $19,589Medicare pays (avg) $49,504 - 8
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $215,039 - 9
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $248,213Cash pay $34,500 - 10
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $250,742Cash pay $255,757 - 11
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $253,340Cash pay $43,068 - 12
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $278,405 - 13
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $278,775Cash pay $41,816Medicare pays (avg) $41,544 - 14
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $281,354Cash pay $182,880 - 15
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $314,918Cash pay $47,238Medicare pays (avg) $48,353 - 16
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $314,918Cash pay $47,238 - 17
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $326,175Cash pay $244,631 - 18
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $326,175Cash pay $244,631 - 19
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $326,175Cash pay $244,631Medicare pays (avg) $44,853 - 20
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $326,175Cash pay $244,631 - 21
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $370,386Cash pay $66,669 - 22
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $425,338Cash pay $255,203 - 23
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 24
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 25
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 26
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 27
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 28
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 29
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 30
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 31
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 32
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 33
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 34
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $121,475 - 38
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,192 - 39
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 44
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 46
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 48
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 49
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,030 - 52
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $66,466 - 55
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $61,574 - 60
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $49,791 - 62
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 64
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $63,944 - 65
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 67
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 69
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $42,393 - 71
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,612 - 73
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $46,281 - 74
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $60,237 - 75
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $56,757 - 76
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 77
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 78
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,395 - 81
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $58,006 - 84
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 90Gross charge —Cash pay $74,987
- 91
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,715 - 94
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $94,948 - 98
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $76,802 - 99
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $73,162 - 100
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $62,458 - 101
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $64,291 - 102
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $46,964 - 103
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 104
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $53,774 - 108
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price major chest surgery (Medicare DRG 163) anywhere from $29,609 to $425,338 — a $395,729 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care) in Oceanside. The state average sits at $259,274.
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 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 major chest 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 major chest surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 163 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.