Seizures Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay after one or more seizures — sudden episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Care typically includes brain monitoring or imaging, adjusting anti-seizure medication, and observation.
State average
$43,168
gross charge · DRG 101
Hospitals
48
with published pricing
Price range
$2,106 – $135,048
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($2,106 at Seneca District 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
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $2,106Cash pay $1,684 - 2
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $5,816Cash pay $3,489 - 3
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,963Cash pay $3,280 - 4
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $6,595 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $8,939Cash pay $1,788 - 6
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $9,362Cash pay $5,617 - 7
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $15,697Cash pay $8,319 - 8
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $17,107Cash pay $4,619 - 9
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge $19,680Cash pay $12,792Medicare pays (avg) $7,991 - 10
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $25,443Cash pay $4,834 - 11
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $26,975 - 12
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $27,168 - 13
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $27,273Cash pay $5,182 - 14
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $29,410Cash pay $19,411 - 15
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $30,206Cash pay $7,000Medicare pays (avg) $8,953 - 16
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $31,376Cash pay $21,963 - 17
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $40,140Cash pay $10,035Medicare pays (avg) $9,345 - 18
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $40,140Cash pay $10,035Medicare pays (avg) $6,981 - 19
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $40,140Cash pay $10,035 - 20
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $40,140Cash pay $10,035 - 21
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $40,307Cash pay $24,184 - 22
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $41,272 - 23
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $41,306Cash pay $24,784 - 24
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $41,644Cash pay $12,493 - 25
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $43,426Cash pay $7,382 - 26
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $43,653Cash pay $8,294 - 27
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $45,124 - 28
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $45,890Medicare pays (avg) $12,246 - 29
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $49,067Cash pay $9,813 - 30
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $51,984Cash pay $7,798Medicare pays (avg) $8,098 - 31
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $54,428Cash pay $5,002Medicare pays (avg) $8,186 - 32
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $55,433Cash pay $41,575Medicare pays (avg) $8,643 - 33
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $55,433Cash pay $41,575Medicare pays (avg) $8,603 - 34
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $55,433Cash pay $41,575Medicare pays (avg) $8,134 - 35
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $55,433Cash pay $41,575 - 36
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $57,156Cash pay $40,009 - 37
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $58,304Cash pay $10,495 - 38
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $59,246Cash pay $60,431Medicare pays (avg) $8,445 - 39
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $59,246 - 40
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $62,324Cash pay $13,711Medicare pays (avg) $8,606 - 41
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $63,411Cash pay $22,828 - 42
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $63,874Cash pay $9,581 - 43
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $63,874Cash pay $9,581Medicare pays (avg) $8,712 - 44
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $68,422Cash pay $44,475Medicare pays (avg) $8,644 - 45
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $70,112Cash pay $35,056 - 46
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $70,112Cash pay $35,056Medicare pays (avg) $15,825 - 47
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $71,427Cash pay $17,142 - 48Gross charge $135,048Cash pay $9,453
- 49
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,138 - 51
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,917 - 52
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,415 - 54
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 55
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 58
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,903 - 59
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,617Medicare pays (avg) $8,399 - 63
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,279 - 64
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,426 - 65
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,002 - 66
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 69
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,410 - 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) $8,754 - 76
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,938 - 77
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,160 - 78
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,640 - 80
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,423 - 85
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,070 - 86
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,791 - 87
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 89
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,182Medicare pays (avg) $8,720 - 90
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,991 - 91
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,899 - 93
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,831 - 94
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,109 - 95
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,738 - 97
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,019 - 98
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,384 - 99
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,548 - 100
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,707 - 101
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 102
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,532 - 105
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, 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 $11,700 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $12,788 - 112
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $1,171 - 113
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 115Gross charge —Cash pay $14,476
- 116
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,355 - 119
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $44,514 - 122
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,719 - 123
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,595 - 124
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,601 - 125
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,678 - 126
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,735 - 127
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 128
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 129
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 130
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,561 - 131
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 132
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,298 - 133
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,432 - 134
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,740
California hospitals price seizures (Medicare DRG 101) anywhere from $2,106 to $135,048 — a $132,943 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $43,168.
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 seizures 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 seizures 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 seizures in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 101 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.