Medical costs in Fresno, CA
4 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By David Park , Healthcare Cost Researcher · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
CMS price transparency
4 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
4
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.08x
Top procedures by average charge in FRESNO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER HEART ASSIST SYSTEM IMPLANTDRG 215 | 2 | $490,800 | 0.96x | 4.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 2 | $308,102 | 1.02x | 4.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 163 | 2 | $288,973 | 1.41x | 5.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $277,168 | 1.37x | 5.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 2 | $257,997 | 1.30x | 5.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 234 | 2 | $256,819 | 1.08x | 5.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURSDRG 207 | 2 | $251,970 | 0.88x | 4.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 2 | $244,008 | 1.22x | 5.2x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 270 | 2 | $240,776 | 1.01x | 4.7x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 266 | 2 | $212,147 | 0.79x | 3.4x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 2 | $171,350 | 0.79x | 3.5x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 673 | 2 | $169,561 | 1.04x | 4.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $158,337 | 0.98x | 5.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 2 | $154,305 | 1.19x | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 273 | 2 | $151,501 | 0.78x | 4.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 2 | $148,177 | 0.93x | 4.7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 3 | $145,503 | 0.58x | 2.8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 3 | $136,714 | 0.71x | 3.4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 271 | 2 | $131,331 | 0.81x | 4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 2 | $130,160 | 1.18x | 5.7x |
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.