Medical costs in San Francisco, CA
10 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
CMS price transparency
10 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
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Hospitals in metro
10
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.82x
Top procedures by average charge in SAN FRANCISCO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 6 | $384,681 | 1.90x | 4.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 4 | $261,945 | 1.19x | 4.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 5 | $168,824 | 1.93x | 5.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $165,208 | 1.79x | 5.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 5 | $159,849 | 2.02x | 5.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 4 | $154,054 | 2.18x | 5.9x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCCDRG 917 | 5 | $147,887 | 1.96x | 5.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 5 | $135,392 | 2.04x | 4.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 6 | $130,345 | 1.48x | 5.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 9 | $129,617 | 1.73x | 4.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 6 | $111,889 | 1.86x | 5.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 6 | $110,670 | 2.09x | 8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 9 | $103,988 | 1.66x | 4.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 6 | $100,460 | 1.85x | 5.7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 7 | $98,564 | 1.81x | 5.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCCDRG 190 | 4 | $94,924 | 2.00x | 6.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 6 | $94,180 | 1.73x | 5.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 9 | $92,965 | 1.86x | 5.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 4 | $88,756 | 1.88x | 5.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 101 | 4 | $79,843 | 1.74x | 6.4x |
Hospitals in SAN FRANCISCO
UCSF HEALTH SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL
7.3xD
UCSF HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL7.0xD
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER6.5xD
ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSP & TRAUMA CTR4.8xC
CHINESE HOSPITAL4.8xC
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO4.7xC
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS4.6xC
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CTR-DAVIES CAMPUS HOSP4.4xC
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER - MISSION BERNAL4.2xC
LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL & REHABILITATION CENTER3.3xC
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.