Medical costs in Salinas, CA
2 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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2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
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Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.93x
Top procedures by average charge in SALINAS
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 1 | $638,134 | 3.19x | 6.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCCDRG 233 | 1 | $583,839 | 1.62x | 6.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $438,797 | 2.16x | 5.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $207,263 | 3.31x | 6.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 854 | 2 | $194,597 | 2.07x | 7.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $159,241 | 1.72x | 6.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 2 | $151,318 | 1.58x | 6.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $143,500 | 1.91x | 6.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $141,494 | 2.00x | 7.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 2 | $122,208 | 2.25x | 8.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 2 | $121,408 | 2.02x | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 2 | $112,332 | 2.06x | 8.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 2 | $102,523 | 1.88x | 6.7x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 2 | $100,730 | 2.01x | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCCDRG 190 | 2 | $89,083 | 1.88x | 7.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 2 | $86,378 | 1.63x | 7.8x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCCDRG 897 | 2 | $81,208 | 2.29x | 8.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 378 | 2 | $80,425 | 1.74x | 7.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CCDRG 683 | 2 | $77,334 | 2.01x | 7.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCCDRG 872 | 2 | $77,252 | 1.72x | 6.8x |
Hospitals in SALINAS
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.