US Health Care Costs

Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc in California

MS-DRG 324: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device without mcc

$235,156typical hospital bill
$32,473typical amount paid
$28,950–$42,695range paid across 6 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $235,156 for this stay in 2024, about 7.2 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
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla25$230,116$28,950
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana13$102,845$30,123
Mercy General HospitalSacramento11$240,196$31,861
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage16$180,170$33,085
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge15$266,956$36,407
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento12$262,017$42,695

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.