Prolonged Ventilator Support Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A serious lung or breathing condition that requires a mechanical ventilator (breathing machine) for more than four days. This involves intensive care with continuous monitoring and breathing support.
State average
$389,052
gross charge · DRG 207
Hospitals
39
with published pricing
Price range
$42,511 – $1,729,371
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $42,511Cash pay $23,381 - 2
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $98,250Cash pay $64,845 - 3
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $112,071 - 4
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $140,938 - 5
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $158,755Cash pay $111,128 - 6
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $163,919 - 7
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $199,957Cash pay $39,991 - 8
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $216,987Cash pay $130,192 - 9
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $217,178 - 10
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $218,024Cash pay $41,425 - 11
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $227,396Cash pay $113,698 - 12
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $227,396Cash pay $113,698 - 13
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $229,612Cash pay $45,922 - 14
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $240,339Cash pay $52,875Medicare pays (avg) $70,067 - 15
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $242,085Cash pay $52,500Medicare pays (avg) $72,925 - 16
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $254,451Cash pay $152,671 - 17
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $286,442Cash pay $54,424 - 18
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $339,428 - 19
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $342,432Cash pay $82,184Medicare pays (avg) $53,032 - 20
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $353,158Cash pay $105,947 - 21
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $355,735Cash pay $128,065 - 22
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $365,917Cash pay $373,236Medicare pays (avg) $57,993 - 23
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $412,205Cash pay $61,831Medicare pays (avg) $55,753 - 24
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $449,001Cash pay $80,820 - 25
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $454,806 - 26
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $467,535Cash pay $116,884 - 27
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $467,535Cash pay $116,884 - 28
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $467,535Cash pay $116,884 - 29
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $467,535Cash pay $116,884 - 30
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $471,271Cash pay $353,454 - 31
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $471,271Cash pay $353,454 - 32
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $471,271Cash pay $353,454Medicare pays (avg) $54,539 - 33
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $471,271Cash pay $353,454 - 34
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $553,778Cash pay $83,067 - 35
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $553,778Cash pay $83,067 - 36
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $639,609Cash pay $108,734 - 37Gross charge $773,419Cash pay $54,139
- 38
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $818,842Cash pay $532,247 - 39
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $1,729,371Cash pay $137,069 - 40
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 45
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 46
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $64,851 - 48
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 50
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $130,183Medicare pays (avg) $60,979 - 54
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $63,242 - 55
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 60
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 62
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 64
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 65
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $80,844 - 76
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 80
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $89,522Medicare pays (avg) $60,427 - 81
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $62,353 - 82
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 83
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 85
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $65,050 - 87
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $69,207 - 89
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 90
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $84,348 - 91
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,536 - 92
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 93
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 94
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $86,015 - 97
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $81,337 - 100
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 106Gross charge —Cash pay $109,888
- 107
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 113
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 114
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $112,819 - 115
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $94,012 - 116
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $69,950 - 118
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 119
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $61,223 - 123
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $64,469 - 124
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price prolonged ventilator support (Medicare DRG 207) anywhere from $42,511 to $1,729,371 — a $1,686,860 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. The state average sits at $389,052.
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 prolonged ventilator support 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 prolonged ventilator support 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 prolonged ventilator support in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 207 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.