Pulmonary Embolism Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A blood clot that has traveled to the lungs, causing chest pain and shortness of breath. The hospital stay involves blood-thinning medicines, oxygen if needed, and monitoring while the clot stabilizes.
State average
$40,779
gross charge · DRG 176
Hospitals
49
with published pricing
Price range
$3,266 – $83,202
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($3,266 at Tahoe Forest 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
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $3,266 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,318Cash pay $2,925 - 3
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $5,805Cash pay $3,483 - 4
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $6,591 - 5
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $10,963Cash pay $6,578 - 6
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $11,469Cash pay $6,881 - 7
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $11,781 - 8
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $15,854Cash pay $3,963 - 9
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $15,854Cash pay $3,963Medicare pays (avg) $6,557 - 10
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $15,854Cash pay $3,963 - 11
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $15,854Cash pay $3,963Medicare pays (avg) $5,977 - 12
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $16,946 - 13
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $21,949Cash pay $4,390 - 14
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $25,876Cash pay $18,113 - 15
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $28,731Cash pay $10,500Medicare pays (avg) $7,880 - 16
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $30,772Cash pay $20,309 - 17
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $33,055Cash pay $4,958 - 18
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $33,055Cash pay $4,958 - 19
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $34,685Cash pay $6,590 - 20
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $35,473Cash pay $6,740 - 21
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $36,964Cash pay $19,591 - 22
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $37,086 - 23
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $37,248Cash pay $7,077 - 24
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $37,474Cash pay $11,242 - 25
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $40,502Cash pay $24,301 - 26
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $42,187Cash pay $6,328 - 27
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $42,305Cash pay $29,614 - 28
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $43,020Cash pay $8,604 - 29
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $44,189Cash pay $28,723 - 30
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $49,718Cash pay $3,728Medicare pays (avg) $7,144 - 31
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $53,929 - 32
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $54,302Cash pay $27,151 - 33
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $54,302Cash pay $27,151 - 34
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $54,636Cash pay $32,782 - 35
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $55,419Cash pay $9,421 - 36
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $55,676Cash pay $15,033 - 37
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $58,948Cash pay $21,221 - 38
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $59,382 - 39
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $60,981Cash pay $13,416 - 40
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $62,222Cash pay $40,444 - 41
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $65,158Cash pay $66,461 - 42Gross charge $66,748Cash pay $4,672
- 43
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $67,600Cash pay $50,700Medicare pays (avg) $7,696 - 44
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $67,600Cash pay $50,700Medicare pays (avg) $7,524 - 45
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $67,600Cash pay $50,700 - 46
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $67,600Cash pay $50,700 - 47
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $71,519 - 48
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $81,498Cash pay $19,559 - 49
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $83,202Cash pay $14,976 - 50
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 55
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 56
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 59
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 60
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 63
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,326 - 64
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 68
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 69
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 71
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 73
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 74
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,393 - 76
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 80
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,165 - 85
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,418 - 86
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 87
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,706 - 88
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 90
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 92
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,223 - 94
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 97
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,993 - 98
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,234 - 99
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 100
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,111 - 103
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,354 - 108
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 114Gross charge —Cash pay $12,980
- 115
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $774 - 116
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,888 - 123
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,363 - 125
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 127
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 129
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 130
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,846 - 131
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,673 - 132
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 133
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,363 - 134
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,122 - 135
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 136
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price pulmonary embolism (Medicare DRG 176) anywhere from $3,266 to $83,202 — a $79,936 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee; the most expensive is Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles. The state average sits at $40,779.
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 pulmonary embolism 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 pulmonary embolism 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 pulmonary embolism in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 176 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.