US Health Care Costs

Back problems (no surgery) in California

MS-DRG 552: Medical back problems without mcc

$72,198typical hospital bill
$10,762typical amount paid
$8,182–$20,304range paid across 126 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $72,198 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 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
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido43$134,214$8,182
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia26$64,136$8,604
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway16$84,014$8,642
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside12$40,857$8,925
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia18$94,835$8,935
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey18$70,043$8,978
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale14$61,894$8,980
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos36$118,311$9,113
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica32$46,332$9,141
Enloe HealthChico59$86,047$9,160
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton26$56,285$9,279
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding15$41,392$9,313
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo11$102,331$9,316
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla77$73,705$9,353
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance66$81,395$9,353
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach65$36,952$9,371
Oroville HospitalOroville28$25,888$9,411
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas65$54,695$9,487
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis27$50,078$9,521
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley31$72,094$9,533
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia14$109,362$9,558
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills20$122,267$9,560
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin13$45,514$9,681
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley11$55,564$9,697
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana34$62,895$9,773
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood21$112,378$9,798
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills19$75,160$9,820
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley30$117,732$9,836
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland14$71,730$9,851
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard26$61,206$9,860
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville14$33,385$9,876
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville12$61,129$9,925
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach12$60,052$10,039
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance31$52,864$10,052
Huntington HospitalPasadena80$93,200$10,056
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks11$21,089$10,085
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park17$81,477$10,137
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles33$37,355$10,166
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley46$98,524$10,178
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks89$111,246$10,199
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood24$50,865$10,265
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale15$93,340$10,309
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael30$84,163$10,333
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista35$75,599$10,336
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon16$169,357$10,348
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge33$109,443$10,366
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria32$55,017$10,367
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc12$28,433$10,382
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale49$75,790$10,401
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles11$46,493$10,411
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster15$54,280$10,419
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn11$41,882$10,458
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz37$99,663$10,475
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana15$57,003$10,494
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage54$62,110$10,513
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara63$53,270$10,513
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek111$96,787$10,536
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange21$36,727$10,573
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood30$37,377$10,657
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland24$54,117$10,688
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach35$87,489$10,749
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles15$50,662$10,757
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae55$119,350$10,760
El Camino HealthMountain View53$83,269$10,764
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey42$62,480$10,767
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord33$89,465$10,783
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank61$67,107$10,803
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills16$72,051$10,804
Washington HospitalFremont22$82,753$10,843
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura23$22,978$10,857
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina25$53,076$10,883
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville107$71,044$10,919
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City20$50,260$10,927
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta42$93,217$10,998
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno17$40,395$11,073
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo49$59,165$11,073
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa70$61,409$11,163
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood11$42,938$11,193
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas31$83,634$11,262
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley25$67,461$11,279
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia19$49,006$11,305
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa53$128,720$11,387
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego33$67,926$11,492
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley17$54,133$11,529
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa18$88,813$11,559
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim18$34,582$11,656
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame32$49,277$11,692
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco17$41,177$11,706
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno64$81,085$11,770
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica23$67,518$11,780
Memorial Medical CenterModesto41$72,301$11,797
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom14$73,358$11,809
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield21$118,166$11,866
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento16$47,898$11,964
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona17$107,710$12,178
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco19$46,626$12,231
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose29$182,425$12,253
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura27$93,968$12,358
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose39$183,669$12,404
Doctors Medical CenterModesto26$171,366$12,620
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles12$111,549$12,680
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier18$110,697$12,987
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs48$183,165$13,168
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas18$76,272$13,263
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside43$122,404$13,264
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla24$37,229$13,298
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding29$108,643$13,469
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula16$98,810$13,555
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa18$55,117$13,608
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles146$170,720$13,859
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley23$100,030$14,135
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego58$102,224$14,340
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco14$81,783$14,512
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda17$93,824$15,229
Uci Health-OrangeOrange23$94,529$15,322
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles12$57,297$15,469
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco19$58,586$15,565
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton15$66,756$15,968
Stanford Health CareStanford67$148,493$16,017
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose28$71,018$16,626
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento59$127,331$17,453
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego37$74,070$17,453
Highland HospitalOakland22$92,687$18,591
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles18$74,825$19,400
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco40$103,448$19,752
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco19$101,735$20,304

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.