I pulled what every Irvine hospital actually charges for common medical procedures, the price gaps are wild.

Insurers are legally required to publish their negotiated rates with hospitals (Transparency in Coverage Act), but they bury it in massive, nearly impossible to access files. So I scraped millions of this pricing data in Irvine

Interesting findings from Childbirth pricing data:

- Vaginal delivery cost ranges from $7,000 to $49,696

- A 5-star hospital in Newport Beach charges $14,147, while a 2-star hospital in Fountain Valley charges $42,067.

I have done this for common procedures (MRI, colonoscopy, PCP visits, ultrasound, X-ray etc.), you can have a look: https://momentarylab.com/california-care-atlas?metro=orange-county