US Health Care Costs

Other Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplastic Diagnoses with Mc in California

MS-DRG 843: Other myeloproliferative disorders or poorly differentiated neoplastic diagnoses with mc

$182,622typical hospital bill
$35,779typical amount paid
$29,083–$40,277range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $182,622 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica12$182,622$29,083
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco18$223,320$35,779
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego12$144,121$40,277

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.