US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc in California

MS-DRG 035: Carotid artery stent procedures with cc

$142,771typical hospital bill
$24,247typical amount paid
$21,833–$32,861range paid across 9 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $142,771 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
Enloe HealthChico12$142,771$21,833
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana12$114,001$22,708
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield19$122,784$22,997
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara18$174,590$24,019
El Camino HealthMountain View12$183,752$24,247
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage28$85,144$25,140
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia12$60,733$25,603
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles12$206,883$27,690
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento15$212,711$32,861

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.