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
$131,187
gross charge · DRG 243
Hospitals
32
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
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $99,491Cash pay $19,898 - 12
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $108,692Cash pay $18,478 - 13
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $116,402Cash pay $58,201 - 14
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $116,402Cash pay $58,201 - 15
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $125,206 - 16
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $127,039Cash pay $24,137 - 17
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $127,812Cash pay $28,119Medicare pays (avg) $23,206 - 18
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $143,580Cash pay $21,537Medicare pays (avg) $21,291 - 19
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442Medicare pays (avg) $22,968 - 20
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442Medicare pays (avg) $19,862 - 21
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442 - 22
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $145,768Cash pay $36,442Medicare pays (avg) $20,565 - 23
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008Medicare pays (avg) $21,707 - 24
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008 - 25
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008Medicare pays (avg) $21,990 - 26
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $158,678Cash pay $119,008 - 27
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $184,095Cash pay $187,777 - 28
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $197,143Cash pay $128,143 - 29
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $221,355Cash pay $33,203 - 30
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $221,355Cash pay $33,203Medicare pays (avg) $22,793 - 31
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $237,206Cash pay $142,324 - 32
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $241,854Cash pay $43,534 - 33
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 34
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,123 - 35
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,448 - 36
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 39
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 43
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,879 - 44
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $66,759Medicare pays (avg) $23,438 - 48
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,260 - 49
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, 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
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 56
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 58
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 59
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,076 - 60
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, 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
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, 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
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,595 - 72
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 74
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $31,506 - 75
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 77
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 79
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,403 - 81
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,376 - 84
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,658 - 85
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,867 - 86
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 87
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 88
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,170 - 91
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, 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
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,368 - 104
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,821 - 106
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,743 - 108
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 109
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,784 - 110
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,357 - 111
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 113
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 114
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,405 - 118
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, 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 $131,187.
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.