Medical costs in Downey, CA
3 hospitals · 29 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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3 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
3
Procedures tracked
29
vs national avg
1.28x
Top procedures by average charge in DOWNEY
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $229,023 | 1.13x | 5.7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 1 | $106,862 | 1.61x | 8.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $97,415 | 1.30x | 6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 1 | $92,341 | 1.04x | 5.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 1 | $91,970 | 1.05x | 5.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 070 | 1 | $88,543 | 1.16x | 6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 1 | $86,545 | 0.94x | 5x |
| DIABETES WITH MCCDRG 637 | 1 | $78,539 | 1.21x | 6.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 1 | $77,188 | 1.42x | 7.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 1 | $73,406 | 1.35x | 7.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 3 | $71,147 | 1.35x | 6.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $70,905 | 1.00x | 5.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CCDRG 071 | 1 | $69,157 | 1.40x | 7.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCCDRG 202 | 1 | $68,378 | 1.55x | 8.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCCDRG 641 | 1 | $67,453 | 1.93x | 11.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCCDRG 190 | 1 | $66,450 | 1.40x | 7.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $65,674 | 1.05x | 4.7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 1 | $65,605 | 1.21x | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 378 | 2 | $62,304 | 1.34x | 7.5x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 2 | $60,944 | 1.22x | 5.5x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.