Pacemaker Implant Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Placement of a small device under the skin of the chest that keeps the heartbeat from becoming too slow. The stay includes the implant procedure, heart rhythm monitoring, and a device check before discharge.
State average
$131,218
gross charge · DRG 243
Hospitals
34
with published pricing
Price range
$14,078 – $241,854
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $14,078Cash pay $7,743 - 2
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $22,591Cash pay $15,814 - 3
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $61,617Cash pay $54,000Medicare pays (avg) $23,691 - 4
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $63,700 - 5
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $82,485 - 6
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $88,696Cash pay $21,287 - 7
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $91,115 - 8
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $93,254Cash pay $11,751Medicare pays (avg) $23,268 - 9
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $96,118Cash pay $57,671 - 10
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $98,930Cash pay $18,797 - 11
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $99,135Cash pay $64,438Medicare pays (avg) $23,438 - 12
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $99,491Cash pay $19,898 - 13
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $108,692Cash pay $18,478 - 14
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $116,402Cash pay $58,201 - 15
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $116,402Cash pay $58,201 - 16
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $125,206 - 17
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $127,039Cash pay $24,137 - 18
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $127,812Cash pay $28,119Medicare pays (avg) $23,206 - 19
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $143,580Cash pay $21,537Medicare pays (avg) $21,291 - 20
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442Medicare pays (avg) $22,968 - 21
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442Medicare pays (avg) $19,862 - 22
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442 - 23
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442Medicare pays (avg) $20,565 - 24
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008Medicare pays (avg) $21,990 - 25
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008Medicare pays (avg) $21,707 - 26
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008 - 27
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008 - 28
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $164,288Cash pay $115,002 - 29
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $184,095Cash pay $187,777 - 30
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $197,143Cash pay $128,143 - 31
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $221,355Cash pay $33,203 - 32
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $221,355Cash pay $33,203Medicare pays (avg) $22,793 - 33
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $237,206Cash pay $142,324 - 34
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $241,854Cash pay $43,534 - 35
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,123 - 37
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,448 - 38
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 39
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 40
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 41
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 45
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,879 - 46
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,260 - 50
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 54
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 55
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 57
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 59
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 60
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,076 - 61
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,916 - 65
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 66
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,351 - 71
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 73
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $31,506 - 74
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 76
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 78
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,403 - 80
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,376 - 83
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,658 - 84
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,867 - 85
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 86
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,170 - 89
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,415 - 94
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 100Gross charge —Cash pay $36,237
- 101
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,405 - 104
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,368 - 108
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,821 - 113
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,595 - 116
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,743 - 117
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 118
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,784 - 119
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,357 - 120
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price pacemaker implant (Medicare DRG 243) anywhere from $14,078 to $241,854 — a $227,777 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles. The state average sits at $131,218.
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 243 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.