Medical costs in Sacramento, CA
6 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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6 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
6
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.74x
Top procedures by average charge in SACRAMENTO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 219 | 3 | $693,955 | 1.83x | 6.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 6 | $341,989 | 1.69x | 5.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 4 | $285,280 | 1.30x | 6.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 4 | $231,929 | 1.47x | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 5 | $156,739 | 1.70x | 7.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 4 | $152,434 | 1.74x | 6.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 4 | $148,923 | 1.69x | 7.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 6 | $117,815 | 1.57x | 5.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 6 | $111,595 | 1.58x | 6.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 6 | $106,801 | 1.96x | 8.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 5 | $104,294 | 1.32x | 5.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 6 | $102,536 | 1.64x | 5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 4 | $97,776 | 1.79x | 6.8x |
| DIABETES WITH MCCDRG 637 | 4 | $96,844 | 1.49x | 6.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 5 | $93,545 | 1.41x | 5.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 6 | $87,436 | 1.61x | 6.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCCDRG 190 | 5 | $87,170 | 1.83x | 7.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 4 | $84,587 | 1.41x | 5.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 6 | $83,768 | 1.67x | 6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CCDRG 281 | 4 | $81,074 | 1.66x | 9x |
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.