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Medicare Charges / State detail

California

California providers billed Medicare 3.09x the allowed amount in 2024 - ranked #30 of 51 by markup, below the national 3.25x.

Markup ratio
3.09x
submitted / allowed · median 3.15x
Markup rank
#30/ 51
among the 50 states + DC
Medicare allowed
$19.4B
105,363 providers
Allowed per service
$51
380,605,643 services
Steepest-markup specialties in California
  1. Clinical Laboratory 2.63x $1.7B
  2. Internal Medicine 2.27x $1.5B
  3. Ophthalmology 2.54x $1.1B
  4. Hematology-Oncology 3.17x $1.0B
  5. Nurse Practitioner 1.96x $1.0B
  6. Ambulatory Surgical Center 5.26x $925M

Top six specialties by Medicare-allowed dollars in the state, with each one's markup.