Medical costs in San Luis Obispo, 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
1.59x
Top procedures by average charge in SAN LUIS OBISPO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCCDRG 233 | 1 | $385,961 | 1.07x | 6.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $354,213 | 1.75x | 8.3x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 1 | $316,843 | 1.46x | 7.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 1 | $309,828 | 1.41x | 8.2x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 1 | $222,860 | 1.69x | 8.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 1 | $218,370 | 2.29x | 11.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 1 | $207,526 | 1.04x | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 1 | $193,117 | 1.19x | 8.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $174,736 | 1.89x | 10.1x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCCDRG 269 | 1 | $172,113 | 0.96x | 5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 1 | $163,606 | 1.03x | 6.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $162,645 | 2.17x | 10.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $153,706 | 1.75x | 9.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $148,933 | 2.38x | 9.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 2 | $147,003 | 2.94x | 11.2x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 229 | 1 | $146,809 | 0.96x | 5.5x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 519 | 1 | $144,755 | 1.56x | 9.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 1 | $143,066 | 0.99x | 5.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 2 | $124,837 | 2.07x | 9.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $124,656 | 1.42x | 8x |
Hospitals in SAN LUIS OBISPO
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.