Respiratory Condition with Ventilator Support Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A breathing problem severe enough to need a mechanical ventilator for up to about four days. The stay typically involves intensive care, medications to keep the patient comfortable on the ventilator, and treatment of the underlying lung condition.
State average
$148,628
gross charge · DRG 208
Hospitals
43
with published pricing
Price range
$15,470 – $326,676
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $15,470Cash pay $9,282 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $18,159Cash pay $9,988 - 3
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $33,051Cash pay $19,830 - 4
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $41,671 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $47,775Cash pay $9,555 - 6
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $52,973Cash pay $34,962 - 7
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $70,160 - 8
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $77,336 - 9
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $80,936Cash pay $15,378 - 10
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $93,703Cash pay $17,804Medicare pays (avg) $23,817 - 11
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $94,143Cash pay $21,000Medicare pays (avg) $28,329 - 12
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $98,529Cash pay $59,117 - 13
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $98,688Cash pay $49,344 - 14
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $98,688Cash pay $49,344Medicare pays (avg) $47,758 - 15
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $102,308Cash pay $71,615 - 16
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $109,163 - 17
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $123,984Cash pay $74,390Medicare pays (avg) $23,637 - 18
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $132,746Cash pay $35,842 - 19
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $141,960Cash pay $51,105 - 20
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $142,438Cash pay $75,492 - 21
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $153,370Cash pay $36,809Medicare pays (avg) $25,370 - 22Gross charge $156,513Cash pay $10,956
- 23
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $160,225 - 24
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $160,499Cash pay $32,100 - 25
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $182,896Cash pay $15,146Medicare pays (avg) $30,427 - 26
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $186,404Cash pay $27,961 - 27
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $186,404Cash pay $27,961Medicare pays (avg) $27,486 - 28
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $194,121Cash pay $33,001 - 29
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $196,788Cash pay $43,293Medicare pays (avg) $28,341 - 30
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $201,847Cash pay $131,200Medicare pays (avg) $29,797 - 31
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $203,801 - 32
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $208,754Cash pay $31,313Medicare pays (avg) $26,935 - 33
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $209,365Cash pay $52,341Medicare pays (avg) $29,123 - 34
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $209,365Cash pay $52,341Medicare pays (avg) $27,120 - 35
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $209,365Cash pay $52,341 - 36
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $209,365Cash pay $52,341Medicare pays (avg) $23,694 - 37
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $216,510Cash pay $38,972Medicare pays (avg) $31,010 - 38
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $220,206Cash pay $224,610Medicare pays (avg) $23,306 - 39
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $231,167Cash pay $173,375Medicare pays (avg) $26,230 - 40
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $231,167Cash pay $173,375Medicare pays (avg) $27,043 - 41
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $231,167Cash pay $173,375Medicare pays (avg) $29,924 - 42
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $231,167Cash pay $173,375 - 43
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $326,676Cash pay $98,003 - 44
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,287 - 45
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,957 - 46
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,181 - 47
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,851 - 49
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 50
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,069 - 52
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,906 - 53
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,264 - 54
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,648 - 55
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $59,184Medicare pays (avg) $27,972 - 58
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,286Medicare pays (avg) $28,970 - 59
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,835 - 60
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,463 - 61
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 64
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,838 - 65
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 66
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 68
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,180 - 69
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,148 - 71
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,724 - 72
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $47,388 - 75
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,913 - 78
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,560 - 79
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $39,821 - 80
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,453 - 82
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,581 - 83
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,481Medicare pays (avg) $30,494 - 85
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,736 - 86
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 88
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,373 - 89
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,031 - 92
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,802 - 93
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,251 - 94
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,151 - 95
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,016 - 96
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 97
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,881 - 100
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,827Medicare pays (avg) $24,403 - 103
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,344 - 104
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 109Gross charge —Cash pay $42,934
- 110
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,540 - 113
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,736 - 116
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $55,500 - 117
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,562 - 118
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $46,461 - 119
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $42,107 - 120
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 122
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 123
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,825 - 124
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 125
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,811 - 126
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,796 - 127
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,798 - 128
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,304
California hospitals price respiratory condition with ventilator support (Medicare DRG 208) anywhere from $15,470 to $326,676 — a $311,206 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Glenn Medical Center in Willows; the most expensive is Adventist Health Howard Memorial in Willits. The state average sits at $148,628.
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 respiratory condition with 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 respiratory condition with 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 respiratory condition with ventilator support in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 208 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.