Medical costs in Orange, CA
3 hospitals · 30 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
30
vs national avg
1.12x
Top procedures by average charge in ORANGE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCCDRG 650 | 2 | $355,102 | 0.90x | 6.5x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 2 | $297,366 | 1.18x | 4.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 2 | $291,187 | 0.96x | 4.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 2 | $280,207 | 1.41x | 5.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $274,322 | 1.35x | 5.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANTDRG 652 | 2 | $260,272 | 0.81x | 8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 266 | 2 | $250,667 | 0.94x | 3.5x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 270 | 2 | $229,433 | 0.96x | 5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 2 | $215,397 | 0.98x | 4.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 2 | $199,158 | 0.99x | 4.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $180,838 | 1.12x | 5.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 253 | 2 | $169,941 | 1.34x | 6.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 2 | $162,529 | 1.02x | 4.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 2 | $159,405 | 1.01x | 4.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 673 | 2 | $154,198 | 0.94x | 3.8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 2 | $150,999 | 0.70x | 2.9x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 2 | $138,295 | 1.10x | 5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 2 | $130,295 | 1.36x | 5.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 2 | $129,966 | 1.00x | 4.3x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 2 | $120,477 | 0.92x | 4.1x |
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.