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Dialysis session in California

CPT 90935 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $720 to $2,060 at the 7 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$1,046typical cash price
$1,368typical commercial insurer rate
$720–$2.1kcash price range, 5 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Uci Health-Lakewood
$720
Uci Health-Orange
$720
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$1,046
University of California Davis Medical Center
$1,493
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$2,060

California typical cash price: $1,046

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood$1,799$720$1,368$1,298–$1,977 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange$1,799$720$1,368$1,298–$1,977 · 5 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$2,081$1,046$1,644$1,407–$2,052 · 8 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$3,734$1,493$891$70–$1,329 · 9 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$2,746$2,060$2,014$1,260–$2,563 · 31 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$89$84–$286 · 5 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$252only 1 plan
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 dialysis session cost at a hospital in California?

At 5 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for dialysis session is $1,046, and most charge between $720 and $1,833. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,368. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for dialysis session?

At 3 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 dialysis session?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $720 at Uci Health-Lakewood. 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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