Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG) Cost in California (2026)
13.3% above average — premium pricing market · CA
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why heart bypass surgery (cabg) costs what it does in California.
Regional Price Parity
California's cost-of-living index sits at 113.3 — above the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
89 facilities perform this procedure in California — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At +13.3% above the national average ($120,000), California sits in premium territory. Likely drivers: high demand, metro concentration, or tier-one facility networks.
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG) in California: What to Know
Considering heart bypass surgery (CABG) in California? John Muir Health's Concord Medical Center boasts California’s highest 30-day survival rate for CABG. For advanced options, Stanford offers minimally invasive CABG, including robot-assisted surgery, accounting for nearly 20% of their isolated procedures. Stanford also excels in multi-arterial grafting, performing it four times the national average. Kaiser Permanente Northern California's Sacramento, San Francisco, and Santa Clara programs earned top quality ratings from the STS.
Given California's higher-than-average costs, exploring options within the state is key. Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento previously handled the largest CABG volume in Central to Northern California, potentially offering more competitive pricing. Remember, California state law still restricts certain cardiac catheterization procedures to acute care hospitals, impacting where you can receive some related services. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in California
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG) costs run 13.3% above the national average in California, driven largely by higher facility and provider rates. Here's the full breakdown.
Hospital Stay
Per-night inpatient cost
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Operating Room
OR and equipment time
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Total Estimated Cost
California all-in range
Financing Options
Many California clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $135,960 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for California's regional price parity (113.3). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in California
Here are the highest-volume heart bypass surgery (cabg) providers in California. All rates come from CMS Medicare claims data — actual payments, not list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento | $66,133 | $54,186 | 57 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | $62,131 | $56,250 | 54 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento | $49,084 | $40,216 | 44 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | Fresno | $42,224 | $35,115 | 37 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage | $37,465 | $32,744 | 35 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia | $50,429 | $44,171 | 34 |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford | $76,752 | $60,632 | 34 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | Concord | $90,271 | $63,449 | 33 |
| Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego | $81,599 | $70,310 | 29 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento | $53,935 | $52,032 | 26 |
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG) Cost in Nearby States
Among neighboring states, California has the highest heart bypass surgery (cabg) costs. Patients near the border may find savings nearby.
Expert Answers for California Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to California.
Compare California with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main heart bypass surgery (cabg) cost guide.
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How we calculate heart bypass surgery (cabg) costs in California
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for California's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.