CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109 · Acute Care Hospitals
101 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 27, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
101
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.6x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
5%
Compared to CA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS lists chargemaster rates that average 4.6x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 101 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in CA has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 6.3x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.7x to 17.6x. At 4.6x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 273 hospitals in CA report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $290,106, while Medicare reimburses $36,767 for the same procedure — a ratio of 7.9x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
5 of 101 procedures (5%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other CA hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 3/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $290,106 | $36,767 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $70,800 | $9,782 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $71,870 | $9,979 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $139,959 | $21,139 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $94,369 | $14,507 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $103,862 | $15,986 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $64,554 | $10,386 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $60,228 | $10,032 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $56,612 | $9,606 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $165,646 | $28,290 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $59,972 | $10,298 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $63,537 | $10,911 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $110,350 | $19,324 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $82,728 | $14,556 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $266,125 | $47,276 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $117,508 | $20,973 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $199,543 | $35,862 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $65,331 | $11,873 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $370,256 | $67,544 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $316,042 | $58,703 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $151,159 | $28,433 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $64,291 | $12,104 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $141,750 | $26,835 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $55,866 | $10,638 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $32,664 | $6,238 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $65,420 | $12,541 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $75,279 | $14,803 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $61,151 | $12,004 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $59,037 | $11,740 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $65,658 | $13,376 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $41,899 | $8,525 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $60,219 | $12,441 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $43,150 | $8,950 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $188,946 | $39,228 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $46,175 | $9,612 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $80,817 | $16,970 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $185,474 | $39,371 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $126,701 | $27,098 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $105,076 | $22,537 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $46,858 | $10,075 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $118,493 | $25,465 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $168,485 | $36,868 | 4.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $855,624 | $187,203 | 4.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $43,586 | $9,613 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $73,024 | $16,120 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $136,639 | $30,457 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $72,162 | $16,140 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $97,690 | $21,902 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $96,700 | $21,695 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $108,284 | $24,350 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across CA hospitals
273 hospitals in CA report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 4.6x places it at the lower end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS
How much does CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS's listed chargemaster rates average 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 101 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $290,106 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $36,767 — a ratio of 7.9x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS expensive compared to other CA hospitals?
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.6x. Ratios vary significantly across CA hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS in SAN FRANCISCO, CA accept Medicare?
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER- VAN NESS CAMPUS directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.