Pricing Transparency

View our list of standard charges for hospital items and services. We are dedicated to price transparency and helping families access financial resources.

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At UCSF Health, we're committed to helping patients and their families make informed decisions about every aspect of their care. This commitment includes providing information and resources, such as financial assistance and counselors, related to the potential cost of treatment at all our facilities, including our UCSF Medical Centers at Parnassus Heights, Mission Bay and Mount Zion, and Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics.

In addition, federal law* requires medical centers to publish online a list of standard charges for hospital items and services, and update it at least once a year. You can click below to view our current lists in JSON format. This list was updated July 2025 to reflect changes made to standard charges.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, we have complied with this new regulation by posting a machine readable file above.

In addition to the steps CMS has required us to take, we are committed to helping patients and their families make informed decisions about every aspect of their care, including the out-of-pocket costs of their care. We have a team of financial advisors available to help you with this. To speak with an advisor about a personalized out-of-pocket financial responsibility estimate specific to your visit and care, call the Patient Estimate Program toll-free at (844) 678-6831 or visit our Billing & Insurance page for more information.

There are no specific requirements or consistent guidelines for how hospitals determine their charges. As a result, one hospital might combine the charges of some line items, while another may spell out each charge individually. Neither approach is right or wrong, and both comply with the federal rule; they are simply different ways of representing the charge for a therapy or procedure. In addition, some hospitals, including UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, serve as tertiary and quaternary referral hospitals, so other hospitals send patients who require more specialized care to these hospitals. As a result, the total charges for our patients normally include more extensive care, meaning potentially more line items and higher average charges.

Yes, this is extremely confusing. At UCSF Health, we have a team of financial assistance and counselors to help current and prospective patients understand their potential out-of-pocket costs. Our team makes every attempt to personalize these quotes to enable patients to make informed decisions and understand their potential financial liability, both before and after their care. We also offer financial assistance and discounts for patients who have no insurance or, for patients who qualify, help them enroll in available and appropriate Medicare and Medi-Cal programs. To speak with a staff member about a personalized out-of-pocket estimate specific to your visit and care, call the Patient Estimate Program toll-free at (844) 678-6831 or visit our Billing & Insurance page for more information.

For questions about our standard charges posted above, please email us at [email protected].

Charges at Other Facilities

To see charges at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, visit our Pricing Transparency page.

* This information is made available for inspection in compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule CMS-1694-F and CMS-1717-P.

UCSF Medical Center Standard Charges

This document lists the gross charge for all services and items that would potentially be provided to UCSF Medical Center patients, insurers and guarantors. This list represents line-item charges for many different elements of the care we provide, such as the surgery itself, as well as hospital rooms and special facilities (e.g., operating rooms), supplies, devices, procedures, tests and medications.

We have also provided our self-pay pricing along with any fixed payer-specific negotiated charges. Please note that UCSF provides many complex services, which are reimbursed at a variable rate. This means that the reimbursement is dependent on many factors: the length of stay, medications and supplies provided with the service, and other variable factors.

The charges hospitals are required to post on this list may not reflect what you will actually pay. Your doctor and care team will determine what services and treatments are necessary. Your individual out-of-pocket costs will be impacted by insurance plan coverage, co-pays and deductibles, if any, as well as by the wide range of services provided and other variables that affect costs – so our list should not be used to estimate the actual final cost you will incur.

We want you to understand your potential out-of-pocket costs before your visit, and we have a team of financial advisors available to help you with this. To speak with an advisor about a personalized out-of-pocket financial responsibility estimate specific to your visit and care, call the Patient Estimate Program toll-free at (844) 678-6831 or visit our Billing & Insurance page for more information.

For questions about our price list, email us at [email protected].