US Health Care Costs

Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 239: Amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with mcc

$245,859typical hospital bill
$48,726typical amount paid
$39,343–$91,996range paid across 9 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $245,859 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
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno15$134,416$39,343
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield16$202,313$42,741
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis11$169,448$44,084
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia12$103,212$46,169
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno13$281,637$48,726
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles20$597,793$60,580
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego14$245,859$68,738
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco13$467,999$83,315
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento15$558,395$91,996

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.