US Health Care Costs

Dehydration and electrolyte problems in Nevada

MS-DRG 641: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc

$65,543typical hospital bill
$7,586typical amount paid
$6,671–$10,483range paid across 16 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,543 for this stay in 2024, about 8.6 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
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno11$18,997$6,671
Henderson HospitalHenderson37$101,713$6,822
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno40$24,922$6,905
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson40$57,675$7,119
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas13$58,287$7,171
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City58$26,002$7,338
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas41$108,555$7,513
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas32$114,558$7,569
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas40$89,074$7,603
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas48$100,395$7,702
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas11$67,555$8,064
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno73$28,889$8,512
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas28$97,521$8,574
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas44$87,414$8,897
Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalElko11$43,263$9,228
University Medical CenterLas Vegas27$63,532$10,483

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.