US Health Care Costs

Skin infection (cellulitis) in California

MS-DRG 603: Cellulitis without mcc

$54,424typical hospital bill
$9,885typical amount paid
$7,891–$26,963range paid across 154 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,424 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia28$73,718$7,891
Good Samaritan Hospital, LpBakersfield17$27,008$7,940
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas49$33,173$7,990
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley25$56,758$8,194
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills27$52,499$8,315
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos21$99,264$8,381
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido39$67,263$8,398
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance95$71,633$8,402
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia11$127,658$8,423
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding19$35,581$8,502
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo15$50,202$8,541
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach103$32,975$8,560
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla57$44,871$8,583
Enloe HealthChico64$57,639$8,615
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton34$41,063$8,650
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield22$62,398$8,675
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo49$38,262$8,699
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood18$94,260$8,715
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland32$61,860$8,725
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside19$41,466$8,744
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey16$51,162$8,747
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville36$67,723$8,880
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora16$43,010$8,938
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana41$56,426$8,957
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin12$63,908$8,957
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado16$75,885$9,014
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank50$59,278$9,062
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville25$27,941$9,080
Huntington HospitalPasadena58$64,503$9,099
Mercy HospitalBakersfield13$42,021$9,099
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi22$111,310$9,126
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills19$109,429$9,145
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley20$54,676$9,151
Adventist Health HanfordHanford12$49,298$9,165
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield22$53,771$9,175
Memorial Medical CenterModesto67$48,959$9,203
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma13$30,328$9,203
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina31$48,179$9,226
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica37$41,670$9,236
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria29$45,697$9,271
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk14$39,699$9,299
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn19$31,706$9,312
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona11$57,249$9,312
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier21$37,484$9,332
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding32$61,678$9,344
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles36$39,288$9,354
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville113$45,178$9,401
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney12$44,249$9,422
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley20$43,525$9,430
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside23$52,804$9,436
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale39$70,064$9,443
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley18$148,068$9,445
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara45$50,238$9,463
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville42$63,788$9,493
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon18$150,706$9,504
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura21$19,443$9,518
Novato Community HospitalNovato11$35,807$9,524
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood60$50,152$9,541
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena13$38,903$9,547
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks38$88,526$9,573
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista31$60,645$9,587
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy11$41,691$9,596
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz59$88,105$9,599
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma12$57,989$9,608
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard26$38,788$9,629
Adventist Health SonoraSonora11$77,513$9,640
Mercy General HospitalSacramento21$46,924$9,669
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles13$42,379$9,674
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff11$47,548$9,752
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael50$52,022$9,787
Mercy Medical CenterMerced36$70,968$9,794
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim23$35,593$9,817
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys14$32,535$9,842
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles15$46,477$9,851
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills12$69,157$9,869
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom25$67,369$9,870
Washington HospitalFremont44$74,055$9,877
Alameda HospitalAlameda15$54,195$9,894
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge14$89,048$9,902
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose22$173,845$9,909
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek87$81,226$9,910
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach29$72,348$9,950
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis57$44,824$9,996
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage72$51,675$10,021
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands12$77,992$10,043
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae45$76,593$10,131
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta30$45,461$10,154
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno53$33,146$10,158
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley22$51,025$10,171
Doctors Medical CenterModesto21$182,818$10,187
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia73$29,104$10,219
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton16$79,855$10,250
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego59$61,410$10,279
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood11$36,495$10,308
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City12$28,369$10,311
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas47$72,408$10,335
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno42$44,994$10,466
El Camino HealthMountain View58$88,887$10,477
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs18$97,956$10,496
College Medical CenterLong Beach19$40,515$10,575
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa102$66,136$10,587
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame26$34,894$10,645
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa26$65,807$10,647
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale19$56,433$10,698
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino20$70,133$10,705
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco32$34,206$10,776
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield38$90,747$10,798
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley28$42,291$10,840
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville11$35,526$10,849
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego44$43,864$10,935
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo18$47,588$11,059
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa36$63,006$11,160
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord47$91,346$11,179
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland13$54,653$11,229
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento52$45,588$11,232
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange28$29,653$11,238
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka31$58,495$11,265
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco23$32,201$11,292
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance32$53,565$11,305
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla36$28,813$11,332
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles21$95,771$11,471
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton18$85,505$11,605
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura19$80,094$11,662
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica30$50,510$11,667
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside17$98,177$11,735
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas11$61,886$11,861
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa30$50,490$11,953
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia18$95,909$11,980
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula21$66,894$12,062
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley16$110,917$12,211
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles157$136,479$12,234
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey94$69,873$12,510
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco19$64,327$12,561
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier20$63,178$12,758
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles18$179,458$12,944
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc13$38,353$13,104
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley20$63,107$13,324
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco27$38,570$13,657
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield12$26,739$13,982
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton15$64,480$14,494
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento42$81,981$14,720
Uci Health-OrangeOrange22$49,566$14,814
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda37$70,272$15,905
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco44$75,865$16,048
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles12$51,170$16,278
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles11$48,085$16,339
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose50$67,543$16,428
Highland HospitalOakland30$61,423$17,277
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego63$51,717$17,295
Stanford Health CareStanford76$130,192$18,140
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco56$74,924$19,111
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles21$47,868$23,396
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance14$49,654$24,031
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez15$42,096$26,963

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.