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FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

San Luis Obispo, CA · CCN 050232 · Rates published

15,756 distinct procedures filed
18 distinct payers
390,969 rate rows
2026-02-28 last MRF observed

353,878 of 390,969 rate rows are consumer-grade (90.5%)

37,091 rows are marked excluded from the consumer medians — these stay visible in the raw drill-down with the same reason shown here, so nothing is silently hidden.

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no usable negotiated amount (only an out-of-band fallback) — excluded from medians 22,954
per-diem day rate — not a per-procedure price 13,646
exceeds 10× this hospital's gross charge — excluded from medians 311
template filing: same amount across many unrelated codes — excluded 171
placeholder amount (≤ $0.02) — excluded from medians 9
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Top 50 most expensive offerings

Outliers are flagged where this hospital's filed rate is ≥2× or ≤0.5× the national median for the same code.

Code Description Payers Min $ Max $ Avg median vs national
5834
APR_DRG
Neonate With Ecmo 10 $309,665.00 $685,599.54 $497,632.27 nat. median
$309,665

1.6× median
5884
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight < 1500 Grams With Major Procedure 10 $230,971.00 $511,368.81 $371,169.91 nat. median
$246,434

1.5× median
18
MS_DRG
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (car) T-cell And Other Immunotherapies 8 $6,310.00 $357,876.43 $350,859.24 nat. median
$370,174

0.9× median
5833
APR_DRG
Neonate With Ecmo 10 $149,980.00 $414,630.54 $282,305.27 nat. median
$244,017

1.2× median
1
MS_DRG
Heart Transplant Or Implant Of Heart Assist System With Mcc 8 $13,316.00 $267,354.17 $262,111.93 nat. median
$265,286

1.0× median
5934
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 750-999 Grams Without Major Procedure 10 $151,838.00 $336,168.84 $244,003.42 nat. median
$151,838

1.6× median
5914
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 500-749 Grams Without Major Procedure 10 $150,323.00 $332,815.86 $241,569.43 nat. median
$164,289

1.5× median
6094
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1500-2499 Grams With Major Procedure 10 $145,988.00 $323,218.17 $234,603.08 nat. median
$162,982

1.4× median
6304
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight > 2499 Grams With Major Cardiovascular Procedure 10 $113,171.00 $347,575.86 $230,373.43 nat. median
$150,721

1.5× median
927
MS_DRG
Extensive Burns Or Full Thickness Burns With Mv >96 Hours With Skin Graft 8 $10,763.00 $225,192.01 $220,776.48 nat. median
$206,474

1.1× median
1614
APR_DRG
Implantable Heart Assist Systems 10 $168,957.00 $262,036.74 $215,496.87 nat. median
$207,730

1.0× median
6314
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight > 2499 Grams With Other Major Procedure 10 $100,745.00 $326,956.14 $213,850.57 nat. median
$122,924

1.7× median
24
APR_DRG
Heart And/or Lung Transplant 10 $156,215.00 $253,856.01 $206,387.00 nat. median
$234,729

0.9× median
3
MS_DRG
Ecmo Or Tracheostomy With Mv >96 Hours Or Principal Diagnosis Except Face Mouth… 12 $10,763.00 $203,461.74 $199,472.29 nat. median
$202,976

1.0× median
5883
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight < 1500 Grams With Major Procedure 10 $148,138.00 $227,762.79 $185,173.00 nat. median
$182,665

1.0× median
6034
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1000-1249 Grams With Or Without Significant Condition 10 $113,900.00 $252,175.83 $183,037.92 nat. median
$109,499

1.7× median
6024
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1000-1249 Grams With Respiratory Distress Syndrome Or Other… 10 $109,564.00 $242,573.22 $176,068.61 nat. median
$118,620

1.5× median
5832
APR_DRG
Neonate With Ecmo 10 $61,053.00 $260,191.74 $164,926.18 nat. median
$156,126

1.1× median
8414
APR_DRG
Extensive Third Degree Burns With Skin Graft 10 $139,365.00 $188,199.84 $163,782.42 nat. median
$160,267

1.0× median
1613
APR_DRG
Implantable Heart Assist Systems 10 $60,343.00 $198,562.59 $149,065.50 nat. median
$119,796

1.2× median
5882
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight < 1500 Grams With Major Procedure 10 $67,338.00 $221,705.04 $144,521.52 nat. median
$145,336

1.0× median
74
APR_DRG
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant 10 $118,463.00 $164,346.45 $141,404.73 nat. median
$187,061

0.8× median
94
APR_DRG
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ecmo) 10 $111,708.00 $169,140.99 $140,424.49 nat. median
$164,834

0.9× median
44
APR_DRG
Tracheostomy With Mv >96 Hours With Extensive Procedure 10 $113,974.00 $166,011.87 $139,992.93 nat. median
$105,658

1.3× median
14
APR_DRG
Liver Transplant And/or Intestinal Transplant 10 $117,148.00 $159,328.05 $138,238.02 nat. median
$129,535

1.1× median
5831
APR_DRG
Neonate With Ecmo 10 $38,664.00 $210,707.61 $137,045.00 nat. median
$144,745

0.9× median
6074
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1250-1499 Grams With Respiratory Distress Syndrome Or Other… 10 $85,170.00 $188,565.15 $136,867.58 nat. median
$95,507

1.4× median
4
MS_DRG
Tracheostomy With Mv >96 Hours Or Principal Diagnosis Except Face Mouth And Neck… 12 $10,763.00 $134,211.67 $131,580.06 nat. median
$133,161

1.0× median
23
APR_DRG
Heart And/or Lung Transplant 10 $92,089.00 $160,666.29 $128,500.32 nat. median
$93,528

1.4× median
5933
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 750-999 Grams Without Major Procedure 10 $102,016.00 $157,243.20 $127,840.00 nat. median
$108,996

1.2× median
14
MS_DRG
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant 12 $6,310.00 $124,459.98 $122,019.58 nat. median
$117,357

1.0× median
7
MS_DRG
Lung Transplant 12 $10,763.00 $124,147.00 $121,712.74 nat. median
$122,708

1.0× median
64
APR_DRG
Pancreas Transplant 10 $103,209.00 $126,947.07 $115,078.04 nat. median
$91,009

1.3× median
1612
APR_DRG
Implantable Heart Assist Systems 10 $37,846.00 $159,235.80 $114,000.45 nat. median
$85,444

1.3× median
5913
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 500-749 Grams Without Major Procedure 10 $73,832.00 $151,315.83 $112,573.91 nat. median
$102,919

1.1× median
8634
APR_DRG
Neonatal Aftercare 10 $67,843.00 $150,203.91 $109,023.46 nat. median
$69,502

1.6× median
1611
APR_DRG
Implantable Heart Assist Systems 10 $28,971.00 $151,456.05 $106,674.26 nat. median
$76,806

1.4× median
6114
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1500-1999 Grams With Major Anomaly 10 $64,596.00 $143,015.79 $103,805.90 nat. median
$72,753

1.4× median
6023
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1000-1249 Grams With Respiratory Distress Syndrome Or Other… 10 $82,767.00 $127,254.57 $103,459.00 nat. median
$86,492

1.2× median
2
MS_DRG
Heart Transplant Or Implant Of Heart Assist System Without Mcc 12 $13,316.00 $104,712.86 $102,659.66 nat. median
$108,660

0.9× median
212
MS_DRG
Concomitant Aortic And Mitral Valve Procedures 12 $13,316.00 $103,519.74 $101,489.94 nat. median
$102,358

1.0× median
6124
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 1500-1999 Grams With Respiratory Distress Syndrome Or Other… 10 $62,090.00 $137,467.26 $99,778.63 nat. median
$66,146

1.5× median
5
MS_DRG
Liver Transplant With Mcc Or Intestinal Transplant 12 $10,763.00 $101,200.85 $99,216.51 nat. median
$100,136

1.0× median
215
MS_DRG
Other Heart Assist System Implant 12 $10,763.00 $100,683.01 $98,708.83 nat. median
$99,019

1.0× median
426
MS_DRG
Multiple Level Combined Anterior And Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Wit… 12 $7,685.00 $99,550.60 $97,598.62 nat. median
$98,894

1.0× median
5881
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight < 1500 Grams With Major Procedure 10 $46,546.00 $147,458.55 $97,002.27 nat. median
$124,573

0.8× median
54
APR_DRG
Tracheostomy With Mv >96 Hours Without Extensive Procedure 10 $80,662.00 $113,985.33 $96,255.33 nat. median
$68,217

1.4× median
1604
APR_DRG
Major Cardiothoracic Repair Of Heart Anomaly 10 $70,246.00 $119,480.97 $96,001.24 nat. median
$97,957

1.0× median
22
APR_DRG
Heart And/or Lung Transplant 10 $76,558.00 $115,637.22 $95,055.80 nat. median
$77,804

1.2× median
5932
APR_DRG
Neonate Birth Weight 750-999 Grams Without Major Procedure 10 $62,270.00 $122,260.77 $92,265.38 nat. median
$86,338

1.1× median

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