US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc in California

MS-DRG 234: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation without mcc

$338,706typical hospital bill
$55,498typical amount paid
$48,754–$138,451range paid across 13 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $338,706 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo15$339,708$48,754
Enloe HealthChico22$610,346$49,087
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach22$265,637$49,577
Mercy General HospitalSacramento12$658,717$53,633
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara18$267,646$54,270
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena20$608,039$55,146
Dameron HospitalStockton11$700,546$55,498
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia15$222,592$55,995
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis11$354,219$60,936
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno16$331,878$61,040
Memorial Medical CenterModesto19$338,706$61,236
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento25$266,351$65,044
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles11$203,948$138,451

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.