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
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.
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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.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $1,025,825 | $512,912 | — | 29.1x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $939,672 | $469,836 | — | 27.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $279,710 | $139,855 | — | 26.6x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 440 | $164,673 | $82,337 | — | 26.2x |
| VIRAL ILLNESS WITHOUT MCC | 866 | $220,625 | $110,312 | — | 25.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 395 | $154,184 | $77,092 | — | 25.1x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $270,658 | $135,329 | — | 24.4x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $218,877 | $109,438 | — | 24x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $218,604 | $109,302 | — | 24x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $173,273 | $86,637 | — | 22.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $113,656 | $56,828 | — | 22.7x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $1,183,170 | $591,585 | — | 21.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $230,433 | $115,217 | — | 21.6x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $221,208 | $110,604 | — | 21.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $103,785 | $51,893 | — | 20.8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $157,990 | $78,995 | — | 20.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $199,092 | $99,546 | — | 20.1x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $127,112 | $63,556 | — | 19.9x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $202,252 | $101,126 | — | 19.3x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC | 181 | $218,715 | $109,358 | — | 19.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $347,174 | $173,587 | — | 18.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $378,358 | $189,179 | — | 18.8x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $172,584 | $86,292 | — | 18.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $121,844 | $60,922 | — | 18.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $131,176 | $65,588 | — | 18.4x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $201,369 | $100,685 | — | 18.3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $134,930 | $67,465 | — | 18.2x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $169,482 | $84,741 | — | 18.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $251,137 | $125,568 | — | 18.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $129,166 | $64,583 | — | 18.1x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $257,727 | $128,864 | — | 18.1x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $529,638 | $264,819 | — | 18.1x |
| CARDIAC CONGENITAL AND VALVULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 307 | $164,298 | $82,149 | — | 18x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $132,606 | $66,303 | — | 17.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $139,861 | $69,930 | — | 17.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC | 250 | $502,301 | $251,150 | — | 17.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $226,928 | $113,464 | — | 17.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $182,972 | $91,486 | — | 17.5x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $212,371 | $106,186 | — | 17.4x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $505,520 | $252,760 | — | 17.4x |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $320,587 | $160,294 | — | 17.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $168,827 | $84,414 | — | 17.3x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $302,220 | $151,110 | — | 17.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $125,988 | $62,994 | — | 17.1x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $144,589 | $72,295 | — | 17x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 073 | $232,929 | $116,465 | — | 17x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $231,269 | $115,635 | — | 16.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $145,799 | $72,900 | — | 16.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $269,108 | $134,554 | — | 16.8x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $138,603 | $69,302 | — | 16.8x |
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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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