US Health Care Costs

Back problems (no surgery) in Nevada

MS-DRG 552: Medical back problems without mcc

$99,282typical hospital bill
$9,070typical amount paid
$8,031–$11,644range paid across 13 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $99,282 for this stay in 2024, about 10.9 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
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas37$102,975$8,031
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno13$24,769$8,129
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas25$118,913$8,129
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson34$68,183$8,495
Henderson HospitalHenderson34$99,282$8,921
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas29$99,331$9,013
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City26$37,669$9,070
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno53$35,578$9,444
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas75$117,987$9,459
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas22$100,030$9,931
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas67$92,866$10,226
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas28$135,289$10,318
University Medical CenterLas Vegas25$65,602$11,644

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.