Pacemaker Implant Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Placement of a small device under the skin of the chest that keeps the heartbeat steady, in patients who also have serious complicating conditions. The stay includes the procedure plus closer monitoring and treatment of those other problems.
State average
$179,476
gross charge · DRG 242
Hospitals
27
with published pricing
Price range
$21,093 – $403,590
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $21,093Cash pay $11,601 - 2
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $48,083Cash pay $33,658 - 3
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $79,928 - 4
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $83,758 - 5
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $106,013Cash pay $54,000Medicare pays (avg) $44,063 - 6
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $107,586 - 7
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $111,402Cash pay $66,841 - 8
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $123,133Cash pay $23,395 - 9
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $124,774Cash pay $81,103Medicare pays (avg) $34,722 - 10
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $132,924Cash pay $31,902 - 11Gross charge $162,864Cash pay $11,401
- 12
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $168,328Cash pay $28,616 - 13
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $178,031Cash pay $26,705Medicare pays (avg) $31,039 - 14
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $179,625Cash pay $17,587 - 15
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $192,406Cash pay $36,557 - 16
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $210,531Cash pay $46,317Medicare pays (avg) $36,681 - 17
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $212,577 - 18
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $228,663Cash pay $171,497 - 19
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $228,663Cash pay $171,497 - 20
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $228,663Cash pay $171,497 - 21
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $228,663Cash pay $171,497 - 22
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $236,746Cash pay $241,481 - 23
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $242,667Cash pay $36,400 - 24
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $242,667Cash pay $36,400Medicare pays (avg) $38,523 - 25
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $269,234Cash pay $175,002 - 26
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $293,228Cash pay $52,781 - 27
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $403,590Cash pay $282,513 - 28
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 29
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,296 - 30
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 31
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 32
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,714 - 33
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 34
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $42,738 - 40
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 42
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $31,619 - 43
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 48
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 50
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 52
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 53
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,831 - 54
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $40,547 - 55
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $64,561 - 58
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 59
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 66
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $47,188 - 67
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 69
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 71
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,980 - 73
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 76
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,441 - 77
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $41,834 - 78
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 79
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $45,266 - 82
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $42,721 - 87
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 92Gross charge —Cash pay $54,960
- 93
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,989 - 100
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,546 - 106
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,741 - 108
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $50,244 - 109
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $57,087 - 110
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,711 - 112
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price pacemaker implant (Medicare DRG 242) anywhere from $21,093 to $403,590 — a $382,497 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Regional Medical Center in San Jose. The state average sits at $179,476.
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 pacemaker implant 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 pacemaker implant 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 pacemaker implant in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 242 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.