US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$140,937typical hospital bill
$27,997typical amount paid
$22,258–$57,823range paid across 7 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $140,937 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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 staysBilledPaid
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae11$219,497$22,258
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa12$140,937$23,087
Mercy General HospitalSacramento13$127,056$23,167
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento12$133,109$27,997
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia11$119,072$31,201
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville16$248,147$31,967
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco13$323,589$57,823

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.