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Cedars-sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles charges 14.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 98% of analyzed procedures showing significant price variations above standard benchmarks.

Los Angeles, CA 90048 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5

By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.

272 procedures analyzed
CMS price transparency data
Updated 2026-04-03
Median 10.2x5.8x23.3x
14.6x
Medicare markup ratio
CA lowestCedars-sinai Medical C...CA highest
14.6x
Avg markup ratio
14.1x
Median markup
272
Procedures
99%
Outlier procedures
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Pricing grade

F

Very high

Avg markup vs Medicare

14.57x

Charge / Medicare rate

Max markup

29.07x

Worst procedure

Procedures analyzed

272

With pricing data

Outlier procedures

98.5%

Above 90th percentile

Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.

ProcedureCodeGross chargeCash priceMedicareMarkup
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC651$1,025,825$512,91229.1x
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT652$939,672$469,83627.8x
MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC184$279,710$139,85526.6x
DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC440$164,673$82,33726.2x
VIRAL ILLNESS WITHOUT MCC866$220,625$110,31225.8x
OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC395$154,184$77,09225.1x
MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC436$270,658$135,32924.4x
OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC206$218,877$109,43824x
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC386$218,604$109,30224x
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC948$173,273$86,63722.9x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC310$113,656$56,82822.7x
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC650$1,183,170$591,58521.9x
RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC812$230,433$115,21721.6x
CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC433$221,208$110,60421.5x
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC390$103,785$51,89320.8x
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC069$157,990$78,99520.5x
KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC661$199,092$99,54620.1x
ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC303$127,112$63,55619.9x
CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC074$202,252$101,12619.3x
RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC181$218,715$109,35819.1x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC247$347,174$173,58718.9x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC322$378,358$189,17918.8x
SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC101$172,584$86,29218.6x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC066$121,844$60,92218.6x
CHEST PAIN313$131,176$65,58818.4x
PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC200$201,369$100,68518.3x
DYSEQUILIBRIUM149$134,930$67,46518.2x
DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC439$169,482$84,74118.2x
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC947$251,137$125,56818.1x
FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC536$129,166$64,58318.1x
PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC543$257,727$128,86418.1x
PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC542$529,638$264,81918.1x
CARDIAC CONGENITAL AND VALVULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC307$164,298$82,14918x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC641$132,606$66,30317.8x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC392$139,861$69,93017.8x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC250$502,301$251,15017.7x
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC190$226,928$113,46417.7x
EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC039$182,972$91,48617.5x
DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC375$212,371$106,18617.4x
PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC406$505,520$252,76017.4x
INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC196$320,587$160,29417.3x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS065$168,827$84,41417.3x
LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC841$302,220$151,11017.3x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC309$125,988$62,99417.1x
HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC103$144,589$72,29517x
CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITH MCC073$232,929$116,46517x
CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC847$231,269$115,63516.9x
HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC292$145,799$72,90016.9x
RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC811$269,108$134,55416.8x
FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC563$138,603$69,30216.8x

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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.

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