How much does vasectomy cost in California?
CPT 55250 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
55250 Vasectomy
Ask to pay
$3,864
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$3,774
Medicare $2,049
Ask $3,864
$196 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $24,185
What Medicare paysⓘ
$2,049
Typical price near you
$3,774
Cash / self-pay price
$3,864
Prices near you — 84 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $196cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $266negotiated | 0.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $391negotiated | 0.2× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $391negotiated | 0.2× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $533negotiated | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $533negotiated | 0.3× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $721negotiated | 0.4× | — |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $1,192cash | 0.6× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $2,111cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $2,363negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $2,574negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,603negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $2,689negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,692negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $2,773negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $2,784cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $2,784cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,784cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $2,784cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $2,784cash | 1.4× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $2,836negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,863negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $2,906negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $2,940cash | 1.4× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $3,004negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $3,277cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $3,455negotiated | 1.7× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $3,511negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $3,637negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $3,651cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $3,655cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $3,655cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $3,655cash | 1.8× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $3,660negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $3,676negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) | Hospital | $3,684negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $3,864cash | 1.9× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $3,864cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $3,864cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $3,891negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $3,898negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $3,898negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $3,898negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $3,898negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $4,088cash | 2.0× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $4,678negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $4,836negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $4,898cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $5,066negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $5,121cash | 2.5× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $5,146negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $5,158negotiated | 2.5× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) | Hospital | $5,312negotiated | 2.6× | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $5,369cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $5,369cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $5,720negotiated | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $6,180negotiated | 3.0× | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $6,180negotiated | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $6,455negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $6,488negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $6,494negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $6,494negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $6,494negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $6,494negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $6,926negotiated | 3.4× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $7,318negotiated | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $8,218negotiated | 4.0× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $8,270negotiated | 4.0× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $8,378cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $8,378cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $8,378cash | 4.1× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $9,046negotiated | 4.4× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $9,049negotiated | 4.4× | — |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $10,631cash | 5.2× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $10,631cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) gross charge | Hospital | $18,741cash | 9.1× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) gross charge | Hospital | $24,185cash | 11.8× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 6 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 55250 (Vasectomy), Medicare's benchmark rate is $2,048.51. A fair self-pay target for this line is $3,863.60. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 55250 is $3,863.60, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $2,712.14–$6,064.75. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 55250 cost in California?
For vasectomy (CPT 55250) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $3,774, with hospitals ranging from $2,712 to $6,065 across 84 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $2,049, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does vasectomy cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for vasectomy (CPT 55250) in California is around $3,774, with hospital prices ranging from $2,712 to $6,065 across 84 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 55250?
Medicare pays about $2,049 for vasectomy (CPT 55250). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of vasectomy?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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If you were charged more than the fair price, you can usually negotiate it down. Paste your itemized bill to get a personalized appeal letter, the exact numbers to cite, an AI negotiation coach, and a charity-care eligibility check — free.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.