Medical costs in La Jolla, CA
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
CMS price transparency
2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.57x
Top procedures by average charge in LA JOLLA
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 2 | $444,700 | 1.76x | 8.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 2 | $432,497 | 1.97x | 9.5x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 2 | $374,213 | 1.94x | 9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 2 | $251,648 | 1.59x | 8.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 2 | $230,084 | 1.60x | 8.3x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 2 | $210,815 | 1.60x | 8.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 2 | $189,551 | 1.72x | 10.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 2 | $179,941 | 1.88x | 10.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 331 | 2 | $168,362 | 2.15x | 12.6x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCCDRG 441 | 2 | $165,108 | 1.96x | 10.9x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCCDRG 374 | 2 | $137,593 | 1.45x | 8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $135,124 | 1.54x | 8.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $119,939 | 1.60x | 7x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCCDRG 180 | 2 | $118,097 | 1.38x | 9.2x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCCDRG 435 | 2 | $118,027 | 1.30x | 7.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 393 | 2 | $116,411 | 1.55x | 7.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 2 | $115,767 | 1.47x | 7.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $107,215 | 1.71x | 6.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCCDRG 444 | 2 | $97,785 | 1.15x | 7.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $97,175 | 1.46x | 7.7x |
Hospitals in LA JOLLA
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.