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Chemotherapy shot in California

CPT 96401 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $107 to $3,369 at the 10 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$672typical cash price
$147typical commercial insurer rate
$107–$3.4kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$107
University of California Davis Medical Center
$226
El Camino Health
$237
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$672
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$813
Stanford Health Care
$1,104
Good Samaritan Hospital
$3,369

California typical cash price: $672

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$430$107$147$77–$234 · 79 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$565$226$93$75–$139 · 9 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$949$237–
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$1,338$672$1,204$566–$3,931 · 15 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$1,084$813$520$61–$731 · 15 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$2,761$1,104–
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$3,369$3,369$2,021$259–$2,695 · 26 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$293only 1 plan
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$144$136–$207 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$144$136–$207 · 5 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does chemotherapy shot cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for chemotherapy shot is $672, and most charge between $179 and $2,010. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $147. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for chemotherapy shot?

At 2 of the 5 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for chemotherapy shot?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $107 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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