Medical costs in San Jose, CA
4 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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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
2.88x
Top procedures by average charge in SAN JOSE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 3 | $956,323 | 3.16x | 11.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 3 | $792,433 | 3.61x | 16x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 4 | $606,971 | 2.99x | 10.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 3 | $376,208 | 2.99x | 11.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 3 | $329,089 | 3.75x | 15.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 3 | $298,922 | 3.13x | 12.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 3 | $290,773 | 2.59x | 16.7x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CCDRG 243 | 3 | $287,801 | 2.73x | 11.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 3 | $286,463 | 3.10x | 12.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 3 | $275,693 | 3.11x | 11x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCCDRG 100 | 3 | $269,595 | 2.89x | 12.2x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 3 | $236,247 | 2.69x | 11.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 3 | $234,309 | 3.31x | 12.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 4 | $225,419 | 3.00x | 10x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 643 | 3 | $217,746 | 3.01x | 12.4x |
| DIABETES WITH MCCDRG 637 | 3 | $215,557 | 3.32x | 13.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 3 | $214,774 | 2.72x | 10.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 3 | $202,437 | 3.73x | 13.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 3 | $197,746 | 3.74x | 18.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 3 | $190,791 | 2.87x | 10x |
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.