Skin & Breast Surgery Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery on the skin, the tissue beneath it, or the breast, such as removing a growth or repairing damaged tissue. The stay covers the operation, wound care, and a short recovery period.
State average
$70,635
gross charge · DRG 581
Hospitals
33
with published pricing
Price range
$3,543 – $146,447
low to high
Data notes for California
- The lowest published charge ($3,543 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 $3,543 - 2
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $8,745 - 3
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $9,534Cash pay $5,244 - 4
Patients' Hospital of Redding
Redding, CA
Gross charge $12,981 - 5
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $30,440Cash pay $6,697 - 6
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $40,381Cash pay $10,903 - 7
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $42,819Cash pay $25,691 - 8
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $46,480Cash pay $6,500 - 9
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $51,914Cash pay $9,864 - 10
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $52,011Cash pay $36,408 - 11
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $58,394Cash pay $8,759 - 12
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $58,394Cash pay $8,759 - 13
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $63,371 - 14
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $63,831Cash pay $41,490 - 15
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $65,528Cash pay $45,869 - 16
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $65,789Cash pay $19,737 - 17
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $68,396Cash pay $16,415 - 18
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $73,892Cash pay $48,030 - 19
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $75,368Cash pay $11,305 - 20
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $78,804Cash pay $80,380 - 21
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $79,065Cash pay $14,232 - 22
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $81,507Cash pay $13,856 - 23
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $83,675Cash pay $62,756 - 24
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $83,675Cash pay $62,756 - 25
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $83,675Cash pay $62,756 - 26
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $83,675Cash pay $62,756 - 27
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $87,401Cash pay $7,972 - 28
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $93,694Cash pay $17,802 - 29
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $98,175 - 30
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $146,447Cash pay $36,612 - 31
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $146,447Cash pay $36,612 - 32
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $146,447Cash pay $36,612 - 33
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $146,447Cash pay $36,612 - 34
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 39
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 40
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 43
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 44
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 47
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,551 - 48
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 52
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 53
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 55
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 57
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 58
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 64
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 71
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,306 - 72
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 73
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 74
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 76
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 81
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,100 - 82
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,893 - 83
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 84
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,389 - 87
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,199 - 92
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 98Gross charge —Cash pay $21,427
- 99
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,361 - 115
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 116
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 118
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price skin & breast surgery (Medicare DRG 581) anywhere from $3,543 to $146,447 — a $142,904 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee; the most expensive is Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in Encinitas. The state average sits at $70,635.
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 skin & breast surgery 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 skin & breast surgery 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 skin & breast surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 581 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.