Medical costs in Walnut Creek, 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
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
2.23x
Top procedures by average charge in WALNUT CREEK
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECDRG 003 | 1 | $1,258,106 | 1.27x | 6.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURSDRG 207 | 1 | $638,680 | 2.22x | 8.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 1 | $619,363 | 3.05x | 8.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 1 | $602,554 | 1.99x | 8.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 1 | $600,913 | 2.74x | 10.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC ODRG 023 | 1 | $565,565 | 2.18x | 8.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 1 | $512,437 | 2.03x | 8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 1 | $499,270 | 2.50x | 10.3x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 1 | $497,181 | 3.14x | 10.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 026 | 1 | $460,506 | 2.94x | 11.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 163 | 1 | $457,747 | 2.24x | 8.5x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 1 | $441,453 | 2.22x | 9.4x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 1 | $410,760 | 2.12x | 9.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MCDRG 024 | 1 | $398,452 | 2.30x | 10.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 1 | $390,084 | 3.10x | 10.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 1 | $327,222 | 2.28x | 9.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCCDRG 242 | 1 | $299,843 | 1.97x | 8.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITH MCC OR TOTADRG 469 | 1 | $297,540 | 1.96x | 9.1x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 468 | 1 | $294,156 | 2.49x | 10.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCCDRG 521 | 1 | $291,130 | 2.27x | 9.6x |
Hospitals in WALNUT CREEK
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.