US Health Care Costs

Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 640: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc

$112,238typical hospital bill
$12,469typical amount paid
$10,586–$15,684range paid across 18 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $112,238 for this stay in 2024, about 9.0 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
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno23$34,891$10,586
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno46$27,402$10,972
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson58$108,180$11,221
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas46$186,173$11,367
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas52$194,085$11,656
Henderson HospitalHenderson58$176,533$11,696
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas26$77,284$11,839
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas70$116,295$12,006
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas66$140,205$12,403
North Vista HospitalNorth Las Vegas65$42,793$12,536
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno109$43,216$12,598
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks17$83,852$12,610
Northern Nevada Sierra Medical CenterReno12$119,409$12,611
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City56$47,725$12,635
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas17$135,872$12,696
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas41$174,277$13,493
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas50$145,307$14,328
University Medical CenterLas Vegas45$82,423$15,684

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.