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John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center vs SEQUOIA HOSPITAL.

Side-by-side prices for 30 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (11 vs 8).

John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center
Walnut Creek, CA
John Muir Health
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 11 of 30 procedures
vs.
SEQUOIA HOSPITAL
Redwood City, CA
Dignity Health
Cheaper on 8 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure John SEQUOIA Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $2,960 $3,827 John ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $4,277 $4,592 John ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $2,320 $3,077 John ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,987 $5,222 John ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $874 $1,178 John ↓
Mammogram, screening $316 $352 John ↓
DXA bone density scan $457 $236 SEQUOIA ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $249 $405 John ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $757 $17 SEQUOIA ↓
Lipid panel $12 $21 John ↓
CBC with differential $32 $90 John ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $12 $27 John ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $104 $16 SEQUOIA ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy $31,187 — tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $67,154 — tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $23,054 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $10,359 — tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $15,547 — tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $17,368 — tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $3,729 $2,828 SEQUOIA ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $297 $149 SEQUOIA ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $394 $316 SEQUOIA ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,758 — tie
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $51,251 — tie
Total abdominal hysterectomy $51,289 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $591 $914 John ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $384 $329 SEQUOIA ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $6,574 — tie
Prostate biopsy $2,972 — tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,187 $1,100 SEQUOIA ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure John SEQUOIA
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 —
Would definitely recommend 76% —
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 69% —
Nurses always communicated well 74% —
Doctors always communicated well 74% —
Given clear info about recovery 87% —
Room and bathroom always clean 64% —
Staff always explained meds 55% —
Quiet at night, always 53% —

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.