US Health Care Costs

Dental and Oral Diseases with Cc in California

MS-DRG 158: Dental and oral diseases with cc

$147,005typical hospital bill
$16,270typical amount paid
$15,415–$17,126range paid across 2 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $147,005 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
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento11$94,871$15,415
Stanford Health CareStanford13$199,138$17,126

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.