Viral Illness Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
An illness caused by a virus, such as a severe flu-like infection, that needs inpatient care. Treatment usually involves fluids, medication to ease symptoms, and monitoring until the illness improves.
State average
$35,870
gross charge · DRG 866
Hospitals
35
with published pricing
Price range
$5,745 – $71,652
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $5,745Cash pay $3,160 - 2
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $9,013Cash pay $1,803 - 3
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $9,344 - 4
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $14,591Cash pay $7,000 - 5
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $16,903Cash pay $2,535 - 6
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $16,903Cash pay $2,535 - 7
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $19,221Cash pay $13,455 - 8
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $19,222Cash pay $4,805 - 9
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $19,222Cash pay $4,805 - 10
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $19,222Cash pay $4,805 - 11
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $19,222Cash pay $4,805 - 12
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $21,363Cash pay $4,273 - 13
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $22,500Cash pay $5,400 - 14
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $22,638 - 15
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $23,190Cash pay $16,233 - 16
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $23,321 - 17
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $25,767 - 18
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $25,836Cash pay $4,909 - 19
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $32,581Cash pay $21,177 - 20
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $36,278Cash pay $4,820 - 21
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $41,698Cash pay $27,103 - 22
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $44,219Cash pay $23,436 - 23
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $45,675 - 24
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $53,919Cash pay $8,088 - 25
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $54,437Cash pay $9,799 - 26
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $55,927Cash pay $41,945 - 27
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $55,927Cash pay $41,945 - 28
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $55,927Cash pay $41,945 - 29
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $55,927Cash pay $41,945 - 30
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $57,541Cash pay $10,933 - 31
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $58,164Cash pay $12,796 - 32
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $63,251Cash pay $10,753 - 33
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $69,438Cash pay $20,831 - 34
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $69,650Cash pay $71,043 - 35
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $71,652 - 36
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 39
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 41
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 42
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 45
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 49
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,957 - 50
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 54
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 55
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 57
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 59
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 60
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 63
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 66
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 73
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,674 - 74
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 75
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 76
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 78
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 83
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,905 - 84
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,096 - 85
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 86
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,043 - 89
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,237 - 94
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 102Gross charge —Cash pay $14,603
- 103
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 114
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 119
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,357 - 120
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 121
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 122
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 123
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price viral illness (Medicare DRG 866) anywhere from $5,745 to $71,652 — a $65,907 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka. The state average sits at $35,870.
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 viral illness 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 viral illness 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 viral illness in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 866 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.