Extreme Prematurity or Newborn Breathing Problems Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Care for newborns born extremely early or with underdeveloped lungs (respiratory distress syndrome). These babies are cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit with breathing support, warmth, and feeding assistance.
State average
$255,794
gross charge · DRG 790
Hospitals
26
with published pricing
Price range
$525 – $1,096,298
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($525 at Oroville Hospital) 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
Oroville Hospital
Oroville, CA
Gross charge $525Cash pay $263 - 2
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $2,232Cash pay $1,339 - 3
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $2,852Cash pay $570 - 4
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $3,573Cash pay $679 - 5
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $4,999Cash pay $950 - 6
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $9,849Cash pay $1,674 - 7
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $10,267Cash pay $2,566,669 - 8
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $19,817Cash pay $12,881 - 9
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $39,266Cash pay $21,596 - 10
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $45,239Cash pay $9,953 - 11
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $50,669Cash pay $30,401 - 12Gross charge $78,819Cash pay $5,517
- 13
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $105,664Cash pay $62,400 - 14
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $108,710Cash pay $16,307 - 15
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $179,584Cash pay $32,702 - 16
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $235,042Cash pay $152,777 - 17
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $376,711 - 18
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $383,823Cash pay $287,867 - 19
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $383,823Cash pay $287,867 - 20
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $383,823Cash pay $287,867 - 21
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $383,823Cash pay $287,867 - 22
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $508,265Cash pay $91,488 - 23
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $552,143Cash pay $563,186 - 24
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $590,973Cash pay $141,834 - 25
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $1,093,851 - 26
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $1,096,298Cash pay $767,409 - 27
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 28
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 29
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 30
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 31
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 32
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 33
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 34
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 36
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 37
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 39
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 40
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $58,451 - 41
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 45
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 46
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 48
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 50
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 51
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 57
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 64
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $82,330 - 65
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 67
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 69
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 73
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $73,132 - 74
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 75
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,093 - 78
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $74,777 - 83
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 89Gross charge —Cash pay $95,444
- 90
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 106
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 107
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 109
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems (Medicare DRG 790) anywhere from $525 to $1,096,298 — a $1,095,773 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Oroville Hospital in Oroville; the most expensive is Regional Medical Center in San Jose. The state average sits at $255,794.
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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems 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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems 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 extreme prematurity or newborn breathing problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 790 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.