US Health Care Costs

Heart attack, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 280: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc

$105,144typical hospital bill
$17,189typical amount paid
$12,740–$46,494range paid across 185 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $105,144 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia28$87,089$12,740
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale30$83,978$13,636
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier11$64,933$13,704
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside25$84,216$13,845
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro22$35,047$13,862
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi41$134,277$13,881
Adventist Health TulareTulare12$44,594$13,921
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra13$59,516$14,066
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos25$195,050$14,122
Mercy HospitalBakersfield17$72,748$14,134
Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino28$50,112$14,297
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo47$78,278$14,560
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia39$168,416$14,567
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey16$99,487$14,604
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria35$78,596$14,669
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo15$104,316$14,712
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta22$103,870$14,733
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom19$86,395$14,762
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido20$162,011$14,776
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach52$67,394$14,842
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley52$125,206$14,845
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas49$70,058$14,850
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento16$86,343$14,935
Community Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park15$86,683$14,988
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas13$46,744$15,029
Enloe HealthChico53$164,117$15,118
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek25$155,588$15,162
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding129$53,973$15,204
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora34$100,946$15,233
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley16$75,899$15,452
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla72$117,577$15,487
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis30$96,446$15,497
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside14$78,122$15,594
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood17$218,982$15,598
Memorial Medical CenterModesto39$88,206$15,607
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills52$221,281$15,630
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica52$76,613$15,630
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton43$63,496$15,645
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel24$74,258$15,646
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks68$47,915$15,677
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney34$83,426$15,703
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance120$134,157$15,748
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands14$109,008$15,786
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma20$35,040$15,805
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim24$68,575$15,810
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley20$73,005$15,827
Dameron HospitalStockton13$190,874$15,831
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville11$59,714$15,864
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon22$173,025$15,868
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville67$50,040$15,894
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield83$87,476$15,947
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding35$117,728$15,954
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank85$106,133$15,973
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock76$220,898$16,005
Adventist Health HanfordHanford29$74,341$16,087
Huntington HospitalPasadena35$114,349$16,098
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroSan Pedro11$77,017$16,101
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk26$125,976$16,119
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley18$37,470$16,133
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale56$99,367$16,153
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park32$134,995$16,163
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville90$85,421$16,237
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley40$198,566$16,267
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley48$136,106$16,273
Oroville HospitalOroville23$53,201$16,275
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana58$109,748$16,284
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana13$64,907$16,382
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista58$119,285$16,408
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael62$107,220$16,431
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance84$89,566$16,432
St Rose HospitalHayward15$110,829$16,436
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles35$66,146$16,438
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster36$63,753$16,444
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard66$117,115$16,528
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio22$235,796$16,563
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona35$105,492$16,633
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale151$105,752$16,652
Mercy Medical CenterMerced28$120,888$16,669
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina27$75,784$16,716
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge107$167,037$16,719
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills27$164,127$16,771
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz29$213,063$16,799
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood134$66,006$16,906
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage98$91,794$16,907
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland58$144,005$16,997
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange20$66,018$17,006
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona109$130,658$17,055
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka81$85,580$17,092
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno46$96,486$17,104
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa45$113,108$17,124
Mercy General HospitalSacramento96$128,037$17,147
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa31$123,304$17,172
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara34$107,072$17,189
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena33$121,429$17,191
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys22$50,794$17,195
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville122$113,387$17,203
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills188$100,517$17,231
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City18$106,982$17,234
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura13$38,422$17,269
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch23$86,627$17,270
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach41$135,601$17,303
Adventist Health SonoraSonora66$91,753$17,316
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale38$172,640$17,434
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta24$109,336$17,464
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks47$221,848$17,497
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego11$61,649$17,597
Washington HospitalFremont35$124,165$17,680
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey45$134,814$17,704
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier82$95,004$17,725
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia47$54,175$17,749
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino19$68,109$17,832
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood69$118,587$17,855
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose52$264,074$17,863
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno71$72,152$17,897
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield52$122,708$17,914
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City15$62,735$18,024
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim16$96,121$18,036
East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles12$75,598$18,050
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles17$91,968$18,127
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs22$205,836$18,148
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia12$225,456$18,185
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae74$151,372$18,291
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa86$110,424$18,359
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood76$87,867$18,379
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego65$87,872$18,477
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City17$82,844$18,507
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville30$60,998$18,557
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose27$287,730$18,590
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland92$90,248$18,615
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino50$129,612$18,650
Doctors Medical CenterModesto56$374,870$18,741
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp12$165,475$18,757
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles58$63,478$18,763
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney12$68,463$18,845
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet11$88,237$18,924
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley27$112,955$18,981
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield63$192,633$19,152
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley22$94,044$19,376
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach41$107,399$19,502
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas43$134,239$19,678
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego71$153,831$19,866
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame35$106,938$19,979
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah13$88,849$20,004
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento99$89,387$20,043
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles16$57,829$20,102
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton32$155,080$20,125
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley20$105,144$20,136
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles28$181,706$20,354
El Camino HealthMountain View82$205,902$20,567
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo17$124,840$20,629
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside119$181,630$20,974
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy12$68,780$21,140
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton90$143,677$21,232
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula39$152,408$21,988
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles205$258,723$22,976
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco27$172,994$23,196
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton27$115,376$23,217
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord41$201,083$24,193
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica25$146,920$24,462
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento22$96,939$25,239
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa51$113,384$25,422
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda26$115,737$25,811
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City12$61,653$26,016
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco38$96,191$26,569
Highland HospitalOakland27$128,390$27,041
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville11$139,359$27,115
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento98$159,022$27,780
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego59$122,930$28,535
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland39$108,964$28,575
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose36$165,490$29,065
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles32$99,812$29,674
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles72$283,225$30,065
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana11$94,011$30,265
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento13$86,940$30,627
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City15$34,650$31,625
Uci Health-OrangeOrange42$139,528$31,708
Stanford Health CareStanford87$284,916$32,612
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles68$84,824$33,819
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco159$217,031$34,833
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance28$103,910$35,113
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco25$149,783$35,542
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca12$95,211$35,856
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar19$60,506$37,026
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles25$175,782$39,501
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco11$97,583$46,494

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.