Sepsis Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for sepsis. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 5–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and sepsis workup
- Inpatient room and continuous monitoring
- IV antibiotics and fluids (often broad-spectrum until culture results return)
- Blood cultures, lactate, and serial labs
- Source-control procedures if needed (drainage, etc.)
Usually billed separately
- Hospitalist, infectious-disease, and any specialty consultant fees
- Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
- Home health for any IV antibiotic continuation
- Long-term rehab if sepsis caused weakness
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does sepsis best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Sepsis Care Bundle (SEP-1)
The headline sepsis metric — measures how often hospitals deliver evidence-based sepsis care within strict time windows (antibiotics, fluids, repeat lactate).
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle
For the sickest sepsis patients, faster bundle completion saves lives.
Hospital-wide Mortality
Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death. A hospital with strong overall mortality numbers is usually doing the right things for sepsis.
C. diff Infection Ratio
Sepsis treatment requires broad-spectrum antibiotics, which raises C. diff risk. Hospitals with low SIR control this better.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For sepsis, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- Sepsis admissions aren't shoppable in real time — the nearest hospital is typically the right call during an acute episode. This page is more useful for chronic-condition planning or evaluating where care was delivered.
- For elderly patients or those with chronic disease, the hospital with the best SEP-1 compliance score may be worth additional travel time when distances are comparable.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- During acute illness: skip this list and call 911. Sepsis worsens by the hour.
- After discharge: what outpatient antibiotic continuation is needed? Is it covered?
- Is post-sepsis rehab or follow-up recommended? Where will it happen?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $6,760Cash pay $3,718Medicare pays (avg) $11,821 - 2
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $7,663Cash pay $4,598Medicare pays (avg) $12,499 - 3
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $13,699Cash pay $8,219 - 4
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $15,354 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $18,688Cash pay $3,738Medicare pays (avg) $10,548 - 6
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $18,776Cash pay $14,082 - 7Gross charge $22,905
- 8
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $23,826Cash pay $5,956Medicare pays (avg) $10,266 - 9
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $23,826Cash pay $5,956Medicare pays (avg) $8,576 - 10
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $23,826Cash pay $5,956Medicare pays (avg) $9,397 - 11
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $23,826Cash pay $5,956Medicare pays (avg) $8,205 - 12
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $24,974Cash pay $14,984 - 13
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $25,440 - 14
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $28,799 - 15
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $29,511Cash pay $19,477 - 16
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $30,666 - 17
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $30,978 - 18
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $31,454Cash pay $5,976 - 19
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $33,860Cash pay $6,433Medicare pays (avg) $9,445 - 20
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $38,986Cash pay $27,290Medicare pays (avg) $8,862 - 21
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $39,232Cash pay $10,593 - 22
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $40,367Cash pay $7,670Medicare pays (avg) $9,441 - 23
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $40,424 - 24
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $41,576Cash pay $24,945Medicare pays (avg) $8,847 - 25
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $42,353Cash pay $27,529Medicare pays (avg) $9,843 - 26
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $42,678Cash pay $12,803 - 27
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $44,308Cash pay $14,000Medicare pays (avg) $10,084 - 28
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $45,586Cash pay $24,160 - 29
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $47,496Cash pay $9,499Medicare pays (avg) $11,151 - 30
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $48,095Cash pay $17,314 - 31
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $52,569Cash pay $36,798Medicare pays (avg) $11,141 - 32
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $53,726Cash pay $37,608 - 33
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $58,611Cash pay $8,792Medicare pays (avg) $8,783 - 34
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $63,830Cash pay $5,665Medicare pays (avg) $9,293 - 35
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $64,500Cash pay $14,190Medicare pays (avg) $9,827 - 36
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $65,790Cash pay $39,474 - 37
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $68,707Medicare pays (avg) $13,555 - 38
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $69,005Cash pay $51,754Medicare pays (avg) $9,093 - 39
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $69,005Cash pay $51,754Medicare pays (avg) $9,248 - 40
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $69,005Cash pay $51,754Medicare pays (avg) $9,453 - 41
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $69,005Cash pay $51,754Medicare pays (avg) $8,524 - 42
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $71,275Cash pay $12,117Medicare pays (avg) $10,106 - 43
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $74,017Cash pay $37,008Medicare pays (avg) $10,794 - 44
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $74,017Cash pay $37,008Medicare pays (avg) $17,910 - 45
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $75,584Cash pay $77,096Medicare pays (avg) $8,494 - 46
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $76,457Cash pay $49,697Medicare pays (avg) $10,537 - 47
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $80,989Cash pay $19,437Medicare pays (avg) $8,719 - 48
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $82,133Cash pay $12,320Medicare pays (avg) $9,848 - 49
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $82,133Cash pay $12,320Medicare pays (avg) $9,761 - 50
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $84,333Medicare pays (avg) $12,389 - 51
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $91,472Cash pay $16,465Medicare pays (avg) $10,797 - 52Gross charge $92,850Cash pay $6,500Medicare pays (avg) $9,404
- 53
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,842 - 54
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,526 - 55
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,099 - 56
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,144 - 58
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,643 - 59
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,208 - 61
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,725 - 62
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,771 - 63
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,326 - 64
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 66
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,456Medicare pays (avg) $11,134 - 67
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,983 - 68
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,024 - 69
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,827 - 70
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,054 - 71
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,663 - 72
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,564 - 73
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,947 - 74
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,498 - 76
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,647 - 77
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,238 - 78
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,705 - 79
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,741 - 80
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,792 - 82
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,539 - 83
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,293 - 84
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,131 - 85
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,039 - 86
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,952 - 87
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,210 - 88
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,870 - 89
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,887 - 90
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,687Medicare pays (avg) $9,974 - 91
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,194 - 92
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,897 - 93
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,931 - 94
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,887 - 95
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,800 - 96
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,194 - 97
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,025 - 98
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,615 - 99
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,906 - 100
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,888Medicare pays (avg) $8,573 - 101
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,723 - 102
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,980Medicare pays (avg) $9,176 - 105
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,898 - 106
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,854 - 107
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,034 - 108
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,977 - 109
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,073Medicare pays (avg) $8,410 - 110
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,747 - 111
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,819 - 112
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,269 - 114
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 116Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385
- 117
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,302 - 120
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,367 - 121
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,861 - 122
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,954 - 123
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,317 - 124
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,317 - 125
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,152 - 126
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,131 - 127
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,541 - 129
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,205 - 130
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,696 - 131
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,409 - 132
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,717 - 133
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,520 - 134
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,461 - 135
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,617 - 136
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,483 - 137
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price sepsis (Medicare DRG 872) anywhere from $6,760 to $92,850 — a $86,090 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $47,980.
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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 872 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.