California Hospital Chargemasters for 25 Common Outpatient Procedures

June 1 price lists from California hospitals detail average charges for 25 common outpatient procedures and estimated revenue impacts. The dataset is compiled by the State of California's Department of Health Care Access and Information and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze average charge variations for 25 common outpatient procedures across California hospitals.
• Model the estimated percentage change in gross revenue due to annual July 1 price adjustments.
• Benchmark hospital pricing for specific outpatient services using the Chargemaster data.

Strengths

• Focuses on 25 common outpatient procedures for consistent cross-hospital comparison.
• Provides estimated revenue impact metrics for price changes.
• Data is maintained by a state health agency, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information.

Limitations

• Limited scope to 25 procedures may not represent a hospital's full pricing structure.
• Data reflects prices as of June 1, with annual updates, potentially missing mid-year changes.
• Unknown row count and specific column schema limit assessment of granularity.

Provenance

Source

State of California, Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).

Collection Method

Collected from hospital Chargemaster submissions.

Time Range

Prices in effect as of June 1 of each reporting year.

Freshness

Annual updates, with a recent update in December 2025.

Geography

Hospitals in the state of California.