DRG 082 · Nervous System

Traumatic Coma Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals

Intensive hospital care after a head injury that caused unconsciousness for more than an hour, complicated by other serious health problems. Treatment focuses on protecting the brain, often with continuous monitoring in an intensive care unit.

State average
$135,884
gross charge · DRG 082
Hospitals
27
with published pricing
Price range
$15,100 – $240,139
low to high
Lowest $15,100 Highest $240,139

California hospitals price traumatic coma (Medicare DRG 082) anywhere from $15,100 to $240,139 — a $225,040 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado. The state average sits at $135,884.

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 traumatic coma 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 traumatic coma 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 traumatic coma in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 082 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    San Joaquin General Hospital

    French Camp, CA

    Gross charge $15,100
    Cash pay $8,305
  2. 2

    Alameda Hospital

    Alameda, CA

    Gross charge $22,985
  3. 3

    Highland Hospital

    Oakland, CA

    Gross charge $22,985
  4. 4

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    Gross charge $49,455
    Cash pay $8,407
  5. 5

    Adventist Health Tulare

    Tulare, CA

    Gross charge $53,306
    Cash pay $10,128
  6. 6

    El Centro Regional Medical Center

    El Centro, CA

    Gross charge $62,562
    Cash pay $43,793
  7. 7

    Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

    Montebello, CA

    Gross charge $69,376
  8. 8

    Saint Agnes Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    Gross charge $72,047
    Cash pay $46,831
  9. 9

    Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oceanside, CA

    Gross charge $84,560
    Cash pay $50,736
  10. 10

    Eisenhower Medical Center

    Rancho Mirage, CA

    Gross charge $87,444
    Cash pay $12,601
  11. 11

    Kaweah Health Medical Center

    Visalia, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $89,667
    Cash pay $24,500
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,165
  12. 12
    Gross charge $103,174
    Cash pay $7,222
  13. 13

    Adventist Health Hanford

    Hanford, CA

    Gross charge $118,974
    Cash pay $22,605
  14. 14

    Adventist Health and Rideout

    Marysville, CA

    Gross charge $140,359
    Cash pay $30,879
  15. 15

    Adventist Health Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge $140,858
    Cash pay $21,129
  16. 16

    Washington Health

    Fremont, CA

    Gross charge $156,072
    Cash pay $101,446
  17. 17

    Regional Medical Center

    San Jose, CA

    Gross charge $160,700
    Cash pay $112,490
  18. 18

    Redlands Community Hospital

    Redlands, CA

    Gross charge $173,026
    Cash pay $41,526
  19. 19

    Sonoma Valley Hospital

    Sonoma, CA

    Gross charge $177,470
    Cash pay $124,229
  20. 20

    Riverside University Health System Medical Center

    Moreno Valley, CA

    Gross charge $208,329
  21. 21

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge $228,245
    Cash pay $41,084
  22. 22

    Natividad Medical Center

    Salinas, CA

    Gross charge $233,468
  23. 23

    San Antonio Regional Hospital

    Upland, CA

    Gross charge $238,160
    Cash pay $242,923
  24. 24

    Sharp Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    Gross charge $240,139
    Cash pay $180,105
  25. 25

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $240,139
    Cash pay $180,105
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,161
  26. 26

    Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

    Chula Vista, CA

    Gross charge $240,139
    Cash pay $180,105
  27. 27

    Sharp Coronado Hospital

    Coronado, CA

    Gross charge $240,139
    Cash pay $180,105
  28. 28

    St. Rose Hospital

    Hayward, CA

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Riverside Community Hospital

    Riverside, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,779
  31. 31

    Mad River Community Hospital

    Arcata, CA

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    St Elizabeth Community Hospital

    Red Bluff, CA

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

    Banning, CA

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    Antelope Valley Medical Center

    Lancaster, CA

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center

    Glendale, CA

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,367
  38. 38

    St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton

    Stockton, CA

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Community Hospital of San Bernardino

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Community Hospital of Huntington Park

    Huntington Park, CA

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    St. Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,769
  42. 42

    Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Santa Maria, CA

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Northridge, CA

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    Valley Presbyterian Hospital

    Van Nuys, CA

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    Gross charge
  46. 46

    St Bernardine Medical Center

    San Bernardino, CA

    Gross charge
  47. 47

    San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel, CA

    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

    Grass Valley, CA

    Gross charge
  49. 49

    UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge
  50. 50

    Sequoia Hospital

    Redwood City, CA

    Gross charge
  51. 51

    AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge
  52. 52

    French Hospital Medical Center

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge
  53. 53

    Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    Gross charge
  54. 54

    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

    Colton, CA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,649
  55. 55

    Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $41,788
  57. 57

    Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Alhambra, CA

    Gross charge
  58. 58

    AHMC Seton Medical Center

    Daly City, CA

    Gross charge
  59. 59

    Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown

    Bakersfield, CA

    Gross charge
  60. 60

    Providence St. Mary Medical Center

    Apple Valley, CA

    Gross charge
  61. 61

    Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge
  62. 62

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

    Ventura, CA

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom, CA

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    West Anaheim Medical Center

    Anaheim, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $32,434
  66. 66

    Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)

    Pasadena, CA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,650
  67. 67

    Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    Gross charge
  68. 68

    UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge
  69. 69

    Memorial Hospital of Gardena

    Gardena, CA

    Gross charge
  70. 70

    UCLA West Valley Medical Center

    West Hills, CA

    Gross charge
  71. 71

    Clovis Community Medical Center

    Clovis, CA

    Gross charge
  72. 72

    Adventist Health Sierra Vista

    San Luis Obispo, CA

    Gross charge
  73. 73

    Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, CA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,164
  74. 74

    Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)

    Thousand Oaks, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,257
  75. 75

    La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)

    La Palma, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $30,532
  76. 76

    San Dimas Community Hospital

    San Dimas, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,694
  77. 77

    Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge
  79. 79
    Gross charge
  80. 80

    Desert Valley Hospital

    Victorville, CA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,063
  81. 81

    Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier, CA

    Gross charge
  82. 82

    Monterey Park Hospital AHMC

    Monterey Park, CA

    Gross charge
  83. 83

    Greater El Monte Community Hospital

    South El Monte, CA

    Gross charge
  84. 84

    Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina Del Rey, CA

    Gross charge
  85. 85

    Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

    Murrieta, CA

    Gross charge
  86. 86

    Coast Plaza Hospital

    Norwalk, CA

    Gross charge
  87. 87

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

    Loma Linda, CA

    Gross charge
  88. 88

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge
  89. 89

    Mountains Community Hospital

    Lake Arrowhead, CA

    Gross charge
  90. 90

    Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta

    Mount Shasta, CA

    Gross charge
  91. 91
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $36,237
  92. 92

    Mark Twain Medical Center

    San Andreas, CA

    Gross charge
  93. 93
    Gross charge
  94. 94

    Community Regional Medical Center

    Fresno, CA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,771
  95. 95
    Gross charge
  96. 96

    Doctors Hospital of Manteca

    Manteca, CA

    Gross charge
  97. 97

    Watsonville Community Hospital

    Watsonville, CA

    Gross charge
  98. 98

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, CA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,953
  99. 99

    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

    Pomona, CA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $23,038
  100. 100

    Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palm Springs, CA

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,213
  101. 101

    Sierra View Medical Center

    Porterville, CA

    Gross charge
  102. 102

    Hi-Desert Medical Center

    Joshua Tree, CA

    Gross charge
  103. 103

    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

    Pleasanton, CA

    Gross charge
  104. 104

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

    Gross charge
  105. 105

    Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $38,867
  106. 106
    Gross charge
  107. 107

    Stanford Health Care

    Stanford, CA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $31,950
  108. 108

    UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Gross charge
  109. 109

    University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, CA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $45,844
  110. 110

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $28,125
  111. 111

    San Ramon Regional Medical Center

    San Ramon, CA

    Gross charge
  112. 112

    Keck Hospital of USC

    Los Angeles, CA

    Gross charge

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