DRG 559 · Musculoskeletal

Orthopedic Aftercare Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for problems that arise while recovering from a bone, joint, or muscle condition or surgery, such as trouble with surgical hardware. Care focuses on treating the complication and supporting healing.

State average
$85,885
gross charge · DRG 559
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$11,939 – $186,527
low to high
Lowest $11,939 Highest $186,527

California hospitals price orthopedic aftercare (Medicare DRG 559) anywhere from $11,939 to $186,527 — a $174,588 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $85,885.

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 orthopedic aftercare at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling orthopedic aftercare 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 orthopedic aftercare in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 559 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
    Gross charge $11,939
    Cash pay $9,551
  2. 2

    San Joaquin General Hospital

    French Camp, CA

    Gross charge $12,320
    Cash pay $6,776
  3. 3

    Adventist Health Mendocino Coast

    Fort Bragg, CA

    Gross charge $21,918
    Cash pay $14,466
  4. 4

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge $26,411
    Cash pay $17,167
  5. 5

    Tahoe Forest Hospital

    Truckee, CA

    Gross charge $27,350
  6. 6
    Gross charge $28,650
  7. 7

    Adventist Health St Helena

    Saint Helena, CA

    Gross charge $33,203
    Cash pay $4,980
  8. 8

    Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge $33,203
    Cash pay $4,980
  9. 9

    Adventist Health Delano

    Delano, CA

    Gross charge $40,593
    Cash pay $8,119
  10. 10

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $41,125
    Cash pay $24,675
  11. 11

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    Gross charge $46,267
    Cash pay $38,500
  12. 12

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    Gross charge $46,752
    Cash pay $10,286
  13. 13
    Gross charge $57,874
    Cash pay $4,051
  14. 14

    Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

    Ukiah, CA

    Gross charge $60,333
    Cash pay $12,067
  15. 15

    Glenn Medical Center

    Willows, CA

    Gross charge $60,819
    Cash pay $36,492
  16. 16

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $61,816
    Cash pay $11,745
  17. 17

    Adventist Health Howard Memorial

    Willits, CA

    Gross charge $63,368
    Cash pay $19,011
  18. 18

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $65,523
    Cash pay $9,828
  19. 19

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $77,516
    Cash pay $8,079
  20. 20

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $115,246
    Cash pay $20,744
  21. 21

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $118,139
    Cash pay $76,790
  22. 22

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $123,928
    Cash pay $126,406
  23. 23
    Gross charge $124,718
    Cash pay $23,696
  24. 24

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $148,845
  25. 25

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $153,599
    Cash pay $36,864
  26. 26

    Regional Medical Center

    San Jose, CA

    Gross charge $155,726
    Cash pay $109,008
  27. 27

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    Gross charge $158,573
    Cash pay $26,957
  28. 28

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $161,507
    Cash pay $121,130
  29. 29

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    Gross charge $161,507
    Cash pay $121,130
  30. 30

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $161,507
    Cash pay $121,130
  31. 31

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $161,507
    Cash pay $121,130
  32. 32

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $186,527
  33. 33

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge
  38. 38

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge
  42. 42

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge
  46. 46

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,665
  47. 47

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

    Gross charge
  49. 49

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

    Gross charge
  50. 50

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge
  51. 51

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge
  52. 52

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge
  53. 53

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge
  54. 54

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge
  57. 57

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge
  58. 58

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    Gross charge
  59. 59

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

    Gross charge
  60. 60

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge
  61. 61

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge
  62. 62

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

    Gross charge
  66. 66

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge
  67. 67

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge
  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 $26,048
  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

    Gross charge
  74. 74

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

    Gross charge
  75. 75

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

    Gross charge
  76. 76

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    Gross charge
  79. 79
    Gross charge
  80. 80

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $24,512
  81. 81

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $23,006
  82. 82

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge
  83. 83

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge
  84. 84
    Gross charge
  85. 85

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $24,916
  86. 86

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

    Gross charge
  87. 87

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

    Gross charge
  88. 88

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge
  89. 89

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Gross charge
  90. 90

    Shasta Regional Medical Center

    Redding, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $23,436
  91. 91

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge
  92. 92

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

    Gross charge
  93. 93

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge
  94. 94

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge
  95. 95

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

    Gross charge
  96. 96

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge
  97. 97
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $29,444
  98. 98

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

    Gross charge
  99. 99
    Gross charge
  100. 100

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge
  101. 101
    Gross charge
  102. 102

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

    Gross charge
  103. 103

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

    Gross charge
  104. 104

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, CA

    Gross charge
  105. 105

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

    Gross charge
  106. 106

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

    Gross charge
  107. 107

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

    Gross charge
  108. 108

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

    Gross charge
  109. 109

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

    Gross charge
  110. 110

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

    Gross charge
  111. 111

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge
  112. 112
    Gross charge
  113. 113

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    Gross charge
  114. 114

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge
  115. 115

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge
  116. 116

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,774
  117. 117

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge
  118. 118

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge

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