Poisoning & Drug Overdose Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Illness caused by a medicine, drug, or other toxic substance, such as an accidental overdose or a harmful reaction. The stay involves close monitoring, medicines or antidotes to counteract the substance, and supportive care while the body clears it.
State average
$43,227
gross charge · DRG 918
Hospitals
51
with published pricing
Price range
$1,674 – $181,363
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($1,674 at Coalinga Regional Medical Center) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $1,674Cash pay $1,004 - 2
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $2,337Cash pay $1,870 - 3
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $2,393 - 4
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $2,596Cash pay $1,557 - 5
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,662Cash pay $3,114 - 6
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $6,962 - 7
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $9,824Cash pay $2,456 - 8
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $9,824Cash pay $2,456 - 9
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $9,824Cash pay $2,456 - 10
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $9,824Cash pay $2,456 - 11
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $10,558Cash pay $2,006 - 12
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $14,133Cash pay $7,490 - 13
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $16,885Cash pay $12,664 - 14
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $20,433Cash pay $14,303 - 15
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $22,360 - 16
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $23,518Cash pay $15,522 - 17
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $25,709Cash pay $7,000 - 18
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $25,941Cash pay $4,929 - 19
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $26,450Cash pay $7,142 - 20
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $26,772 - 21
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $27,680 - 22
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $28,268Cash pay $19,788 - 23
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $29,099 - 24
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $33,119Cash pay $23,183 - 25
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $36,031Cash pay $6,846 - 26
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $36,623Cash pay $21,974 - 27
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $36,722Cash pay $4,752 - 28
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $37,702Cash pay $24,506 - 29
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $38,948Cash pay $7,790 - 30
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $39,151 - 31
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $41,708Cash pay $42,543 - 32
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $46,163Cash pay $10,156 - 33
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $46,292Cash pay $9,258 - 34
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $49,625Cash pay $8,932 - 35
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $54,166Cash pay $13,000 - 36
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $57,056Cash pay $34,234 - 37
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $59,369Cash pay $38,590 - 38
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $59,944Cash pay $44,958 - 39
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $59,944Cash pay $44,958 - 40
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $59,944Cash pay $44,958 - 41
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $59,944Cash pay $44,958 - 42
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $60,551 - 43
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $70,759Cash pay $10,614 - 44
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $79,186Cash pay $39,593 - 45
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $79,186Cash pay $39,593 - 46
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $99,222Cash pay $29,766 - 47
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $103,357Cash pay $17,571 - 48
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $105,909Cash pay $38,127 - 49
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $106,924Cash pay $16,039 - 50
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $106,924Cash pay $16,039 - 51Gross charge $181,363Cash pay $12,695
- 52
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Oroville Hospital
Oroville, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 58
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 59
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 62
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 63
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 66
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,835 - 67
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 71
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 72
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 74
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 76
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 77
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 83
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 90
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,671 - 91
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 93
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 95
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 100
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,903 - 101
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,093 - 102
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 103
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,040 - 106
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,234 - 111
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 118Gross charge —Cash pay $13,696
- 119
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,725 - 122
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 125
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 127
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 129
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 130
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 131
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 132
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 133
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 134
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 135
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 136
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 137
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 138
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 139
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price poisoning & drug overdose (Medicare DRG 918) anywhere from $1,674 to $181,363 — a $179,689 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Coalinga Regional Medical Center in Coalinga; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $43,227.
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 poisoning & drug overdose 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 poisoning & drug overdose 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 poisoning & drug overdose in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 918 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.