Ucsf Medical Center At Mission Bay — Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Do you qualify for FREE care?

Ucsf Medical Center At Mission Bay provides free (charity) care to patients at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. If your yearly household income is at or below the amount for your household size, you likely qualify for 100% free care:

Discounted care

Patients up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level qualify for discounted care — you'd owe no more than the amount generally billed to insured patients:

What you'll need to apply

• Most recent filed federal tax return or recent paycheck stubs (Family Income verification)
• Proof of payment of medical costs (for High Medical Cost Charity Care Discount)
• Copy of denial if government-sponsored insurance benefits were denied

How to apply

When you call, say: “I'd like to apply for financial assistance (charity care) for a hospital bill. Can you send me the application and tell me which documents I need?”

Based on this hospital's policy effective 01/16/2026.