CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 · Acute Care Hospitals
272 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
272
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
14.6x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Other
Above 90th Percentile
99%
Compared to CA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 14.6x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 272 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 14.6x, this facility’s average ratio is above 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC (DRG 651). The listed chargemaster rate is $1,025,825, while Medicare reimburses $35,293 for the same procedure — a ratio of 29.1x (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.
268 of 272 procedures (99%) 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).
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER is a voluntary non-profit - other acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 5/5 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 WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $1,025,825 | $35,293 | 29.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $939,672 | $33,792 | 27.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $279,710 | $10,508 | 26.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 440 | $164,673 | $6,291 | 26.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| VIRAL ILLNESS WITHOUT MCC | 866 | $220,625 | $8,546 | 25.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 395 | $154,184 | $6,150 | 25.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $270,658 | $11,096 | 24.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $218,877 | $9,106 | 24.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $218,604 | $9,099 | 24.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $173,273 | $7,552 | 22.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $113,656 | $5,001 | 22.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $1,183,170 | $53,924 | 21.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $230,433 | $10,685 | 21.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $221,208 | $10,294 | 21.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $103,785 | $5,001 | 20.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $157,990 | $7,717 | 20.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $199,092 | $9,913 | 20.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $127,112 | $6,384 | 19.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $202,252 | $10,485 | 19.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC | 181 | $218,715 | $11,440 | 19.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $347,174 | $18,403 | 18.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $378,358 | $20,097 | 18.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $172,584 | $9,264 | 18.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $121,844 | $6,554 | 18.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $131,176 | $7,148 | 18.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $201,369 | $10,983 | 18.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $134,930 | $7,432 | 18.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $169,482 | $9,339 | 18.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $251,137 | $13,842 | 18.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $257,727 | $14,257 | 18.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $529,638 | $29,290 | 18.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $129,166 | $7,145 | 18.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC CONGENITAL AND VALVULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 307 | $164,298 | $9,134 | 18.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $132,606 | $7,433 | 17.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $139,861 | $7,864 | 17.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC | 250 | $502,301 | $28,356 | 17.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $226,928 | $12,819 | 17.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $182,972 | $10,469 | 17.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $212,371 | $12,179 | 17.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $505,520 | $29,115 | 17.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $168,827 | $9,739 | 17.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $320,587 | $18,495 | 17.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $302,220 | $17,520 | 17.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $125,988 | $7,360 | 17.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $144,589 | $8,520 | 17.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 073 | $232,929 | $13,744 | 16.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $231,269 | $13,712 | 16.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $145,799 | $8,654 | 16.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $269,108 | $15,980 | 16.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $138,603 | $8,244 | 16.8x | 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 14.6x places it at the upper end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
How much does CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 14.6x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 272 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC (DRG 651), with a listed charge of $1,025,825 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $35,293 — a ratio of 29.1x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other CA hospitals?
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 14.6x. 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER in LOS ANGELES, CA accept Medicare?
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.