Medical costs in San Diego, CA
4 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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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
1.51x
Top procedures by average charge in SAN DIEGO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 219 | 3 | $565,554 | 1.49x | 7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 3 | $486,994 | 1.61x | 6.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 3 | $360,836 | 1.64x | 7.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 3 | $338,307 | 1.69x | 7.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 4 | $310,963 | 1.53x | 6.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 4 | $244,264 | 2.79x | 15.7x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 3 | $243,968 | 1.13x | 5.1x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 3 | $218,704 | 1.74x | 8.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 3 | $216,284 | 1.67x | 7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 3 | $215,030 | 1.35x | 6.8x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 3 | $210,647 | 1.47x | 7.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCCDRG 085 | 3 | $207,588 | 1.92x | 9.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 3 | $206,497 | 1.27x | 7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 253 | 3 | $202,101 | 1.59x | 7.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 3 | $201,847 | 1.83x | 8.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 3 | $165,945 | 1.64x | 8.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $132,471 | 1.43x | 7.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 4 | $130,717 | 1.74x | 6.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 4 | $114,807 | 1.31x | 6.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 4 | $104,399 | 1.67x | 6x |
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.