US Health Care Costs

Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Cc in California

MS-DRG 475: Amputation for musculoskeletal system and connective tissue disorders with cc

$269,456typical hospital bill
$31,343typical amount paid
$22,953–$39,734range paid across 2 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $269,456 for this stay in 2024, about 8.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis11$119,979$22,953
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Stanford Health CareStanford13$418,933$39,734
–Not in dollars (16 plans)
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––––$50,187$30,424–$60,759 · 4 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.