Medical Costs in California
Medicare-adjusted procedure costs for California based on CMS Geographic Practice Cost Indices.
Procedure
National Medicare
CA Medicare
Est. Commercial (CA)
99285 Emergency department visit - high complexity
—
$198
$298 — $496
72148 MRI lumbar spine without contrast
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$206
$268 — $412
70450 CT head/brain without contrast
—
$114
$149 — $228
97110 Therapeutic exercises, each 15 minutes
—
$31
$40 — $61
27427 Ligamentous reconstruction (ACL), knee
—
$675
$877 — $1,349
99213 Office visit - established patient, low complexity
—
$71
$106 — $177