Substance Use Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay for alcohol or drug dependence, often to manage withdrawal, without a formal rehabilitation program during the stay. Care typically involves medications to ease withdrawal safely, monitoring, and treatment of related medical problems.
State average
$70,535
gross charge · DRG 896
Hospitals
47
with published pricing
Price range
$8,542 – $197,876
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $8,542Cash pay $5,125 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $11,529Cash pay $6,341 - 3
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $17,535Cash pay $3,507 - 4
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $24,113 - 5
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $26,011Cash pay $15,607 - 6
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $28,130Cash pay $19,691 - 7
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $32,212Cash pay $4,832 - 8
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $32,212Cash pay $4,832 - 9
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $33,400 - 10
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $35,877Cash pay $6,817 - 11
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $36,551Cash pay $9,138Medicare pays (avg) $18,578 - 12
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $36,551Cash pay $9,138Medicare pays (avg) $14,713 - 13
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $36,551Cash pay $9,138 - 14
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $36,551Cash pay $9,138 - 15
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $37,794Cash pay $14,000 - 16
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $42,536Cash pay $12,761 - 17
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $45,869Cash pay $8,715 - 18
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $48,209Cash pay $31,336 - 19
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $49,721Cash pay $32,816 - 20
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $55,840Cash pay $33,504 - 21
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $61,803Cash pay $16,687 - 22
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $68,433Cash pay $24,636 - 23
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $70,632Cash pay $9,631 - 24
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $72,412 - 25
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $72,938Cash pay $38,657 - 26
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $76,395Cash pay $15,279 - 27
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $77,274Cash pay $54,092Medicare pays (avg) $19,979 - 28
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $81,582 - 29
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $82,927Cash pay $15,756 - 30
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $83,288Cash pay $19,989 - 31
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $87,446Cash pay $13,117 - 32
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $87,624Cash pay $52,574 - 33
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $88,428Cash pay $15,917 - 34
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $96,434Cash pay $48,217 - 35
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $96,434Cash pay $48,217 - 36
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $99,142Cash pay $69,400 - 37
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $99,235Cash pay $101,220 - 38
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $99,489Cash pay $16,913 - 39
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $102,756Cash pay $22,606 - 40
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $107,937Cash pay $80,953Medicare pays (avg) $15,646 - 41
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $107,937Cash pay $80,953 - 42
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $107,937Cash pay $80,953 - 43
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $107,937Cash pay $80,953 - 44
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $118,390 - 45
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $122,550Cash pay $79,658 - 46
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $164,180 - 47Gross charge $197,876Cash pay $13,851
- 48
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 53
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 54
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 58
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,322 - 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
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,497 - 63
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,400 - 64
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 67
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 68
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 70
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 72
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 73
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,549 - 75
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 79
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 86
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,009 - 87
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 89
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 91
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,902 - 96
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $23,533 - 97
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,081 - 98
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 99
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $23,916 - 102
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,488 - 107
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 113Gross charge —Cash pay $28,283
- 114
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,718 - 118
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 119
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 122
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 124
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 125
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 126
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 127
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 128
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 129
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,417 - 130
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,897 - 131
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 132
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 133
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 134
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price substance use (Medicare DRG 896) anywhere from $8,542 to $197,876 — a $189,334 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Glenn Medical Center in Willows; the most expensive is Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Acute Care) in Lodi. The state average sits at $70,535.
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 substance use 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 substance use 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 substance use in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 896 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.