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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

General Acute Care Hospital·Chula Vista, CA·NPI: 1396728630Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $137.5M is at the 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$137.5M

$137,519,578

Total Claims

1.4M

Beneficiaries

1.2M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$99

#814 of 618K providers by total spending(top 0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Chula Vista, CA. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $137.5M in Medicaid payments across 1.4M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $137.5M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 17,189 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

↓ 8% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$18.9M
-2%
2019
$18.4M
-22%
2020
$14.4M
+34%
2021
$19.4M
+21%
2022
$23.5M
+8%
2023
$25.5M
-32%
2024
$17.4M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 21% of total spending.

99283Top 1%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$28.5M

62K claims · 20.7%

Your Cost: $461.05/claim|Median: $42.48
10.8× median
0450Top 5%

Emergency room visit

$20.1M

69K claims · 14.6%

Your Cost: $289.70/claim|Median: $44.95
6.4× median
74177Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$9.3M

13K claims · 6.8%

Your Cost: $741.00/claim|Median: $65.76
11.3× median
99499Top 5%

Unlisted evaluation and management service

$7.2M

24K claims · 5.2%

Your Cost: $295.44/claim|Median: $30.88
9.6× median
80053Top 5%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$4.9M

120K claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $40.57/claim|Median: $7.24
5.6× median
0360Top 5%

$4.8M

4K claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $1,060.93/claim|Median: $95.40
11.1× median
70450Top 5%

CT head/brain without contrast

$4.0M

15K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $263.54/claim|Median: $45.53
5.8× median
93005Top 10%

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$3.6M

61K claims · 2.6%

Your Cost: $58.19/claim|Median: $7.50
7.8× median
99199Top 1%

Unlisted special service, procedure, or report

$3.5M

5K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $682.84/claim|Median: $5.39
126.7× median
0206Top 1%

$3.2M

274 claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $11,578.93/claim|Median: $2,282.75
5.1× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$2.7M

10K claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $270.33/claim|Median: $69.51
3.9× median
74176Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$2.5M

6K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $437.32/claim|Median: $60.19
7.3× median
85025Top 10%

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$2.3M

123K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $18.98/claim|Median: $4.71
4.0× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$2.2M

6K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $361.25/claim|Median: $85.65
4.2× median
96374Top 25%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$2.1M

27K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $76.45/claim|Median: $21.76
3.5× median
96375Top 5%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$2.0M

19K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $106.52/claim|Median: $14.92
7.1× median
59025Top 10%

Fetal non-stress test

$1.8M

12K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $154.39/claim|Median: $26.45
5.8× median
71045Top 5%

Chest X-ray, single view

$1.7M

38K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $45.88/claim|Median: $4.93
9.3× median
76815Top 5%

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, limited

$1.7M

14K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $121.72/claim|Median: $36.79
3.3× median
71275Top 5%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$1.7M

3K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $503.75/claim|Median: $92.96
5.4× median
72125Top 5%

CT cervical spine without contrast

$1.1M

4K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $299.72/claim|Median: $32.30
9.3× median
0762Normal range

$1.1M

3K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $405.58/claim|Median: $102.28
4.0× median
84484Top 5%

Troponin, quantitative

$1.0M

35K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $28.73/claim|Median: $4.84
5.9× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$891K

17K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $53.36/claim|Median: $38.92
1.4× median
81001Top 10%

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$840K

58K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $14.61/claim|Median: $2.03
7.2× median
87636Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$822K

21K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $38.70/claim|Median: $97.61
0.4× median
84702Top 5%

$794K

28K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $28.62/claim|Median: $8.25
3.5× median
96372Top 5%

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$732K

19K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $38.97/claim|Median: $9.56
4.1× median
0710Top 5%

$731K

3K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $243.63/claim|Median: $18.49
13.2× median
71046Top 5%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$710K

12K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $61.38/claim|Median: $8.92
6.9× median

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