US Health Care Costs

Heart failure, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc

$80,698typical hospital bill
$14,364typical amount paid
$8,848–$76,791range paid across 245 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $80,698 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway76$90,702$8,848
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido153$105,283$10,128
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia208$93,514$10,679
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos15$78,582$11,219
Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara13$38,353$11,245
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills15$53,990$11,413
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo120$68,393$11,470
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale96$79,150$11,561
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton110$127,685$11,779
Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange13$49,230$11,845
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach25$49,211$11,981
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora53$57,022$11,983
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills137$95,834$12,130
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo143$74,898$12,173
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas18$55,101$12,179
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach341$55,678$12,198
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey72$95,059$12,228
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance276$118,836$12,307
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield217$83,684$12,317
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside62$62,091$12,323
Enloe HealthChico439$101,149$12,339
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley112$105,743$12,341
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica152$59,471$12,342
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas207$66,617$12,379
Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma21$66,194$12,380
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia36$173,488$12,396
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills103$184,028$12,439
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos103$165,329$12,445
Oroville HospitalOroville107$33,633$12,495
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands48$97,640$12,567
Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino20$51,301$12,577
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley116$119,793$12,591
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo29$151,364$12,624
Community Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park48$65,957$12,625
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado32$76,491$12,675
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy59$59,231$12,678
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla338$82,114$12,695
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro75$50,138$12,721
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis259$81,563$12,723
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton155$57,222$12,730
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom125$88,091$12,756
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra29$79,453$12,782
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville85$70,177$12,829
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroSan Pedro49$73,378$12,852
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin58$90,125$12,855
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard219$74,331$12,864
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier168$88,926$12,877
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley89$75,041$12,885
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria210$64,561$12,943
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale72$138,312$12,963
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk42$65,705$13,004
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks101$49,340$13,033
Adventist Health HanfordHanford112$56,033$13,068
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim43$63,752$13,096
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland157$107,286$13,110
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma35$36,597$13,114
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock124$148,360$13,144
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding145$48,249$13,205
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale134$85,591$13,220
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona104$97,917$13,226
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks145$156,226$13,231
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana229$94,017$13,248
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding193$76,469$13,262
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley164$68,097$13,299
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier51$70,892$13,300
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney101$68,477$13,302
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville331$69,302$13,315
Mercy HospitalBakersfield78$79,964$13,324
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn86$54,507$13,333
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa313$85,871$13,340
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel52$65,164$13,355
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc44$42,893$13,357
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina162$58,289$13,363
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster34$80,975$13,365
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley39$34,463$13,366
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio44$117,546$13,373
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena90$68,237$13,383
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove30$44,419$13,386
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield121$77,679$13,395
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles159$63,995$13,457
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi141$142,061$13,576
San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning32$67,040$13,587
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona144$98,727$13,612
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma45$97,197$13,627
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville97$40,190$13,638
Memorial Medical CenterModesto226$73,342$13,661
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills138$84,116$13,665
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park68$96,932$13,683
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank226$96,035$13,686
Huntington HospitalPasadena233$116,839$13,693
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance152$81,460$13,710
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville34$41,806$13,734
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale295$98,242$13,785
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena52$129,508$13,796
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff68$65,381$13,801
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland39$83,737$13,803
Doctors Medical CenterModesto166$259,631$13,827
Novato Community HospitalNovato44$57,182$13,832
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles82$62,308$13,833
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana37$59,436$13,886
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim83$48,602$13,886
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia150$124,949$13,889
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta72$92,363$13,905
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis53$67,329$13,909
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage314$76,104$13,914
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon66$223,931$13,919
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge176$144,558$13,930
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood161$58,280$13,937
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley145$175,363$13,966
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael242$86,958$13,990
Adventist Health SonoraSonora68$93,924$14,015
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood68$94,169$14,017
Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca49$200,410$14,039
Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair15$57,693$14,049
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara231$84,708$14,163
Dameron HospitalStockton35$128,528$14,225
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood84$211,897$14,263
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka137$76,499$14,298
Mercy General HospitalSacramento211$96,886$14,315
Mercy Medical CenterMerced194$96,824$14,318
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City97$149,722$14,336
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley106$68,972$14,344
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles69$70,295$14,364
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista193$108,956$14,396
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City33$81,326$14,454
College Medical CenterLong Beach16$50,882$14,459
El Camino HealthMountain View295$131,100$14,480
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City69$39,725$14,482
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood77$54,942$14,493
St Rose HospitalHayward59$63,638$14,518
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco16$48,201$14,544
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton146$139,992$14,563
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta64$71,240$14,569
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville42$101,617$14,590
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville249$104,093$14,629
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno270$67,516$14,636
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura133$38,300$14,676
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae138$138,111$14,720
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno345$58,463$14,733
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz168$154,520$14,778
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville41$46,420$14,780
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa105$92,714$14,793
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside41$92,080$14,797
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia264$51,180$14,806
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City53$60,902$14,829
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City22$108,262$14,855
Adventist Health TulareTulare29$67,724$14,858
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch127$82,576$14,877
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco35$52,716$14,878
Adventist Health DelanoDelano21$38,679$14,949
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys109$54,982$14,957
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange144$62,702$15,022
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura33$84,569$15,022
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland179$76,669$15,026
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino31$46,645$15,046
Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree23$77,936$15,049
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa164$90,067$15,065
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa12$42,987$15,070
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino86$107,787$15,071
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield165$161,065$15,080
Barstow Community HospitalBarstow13$107,363$15,088
Alameda HospitalAlameda48$81,799$15,150
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose198$198,880$15,165
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento131$86,500$15,194
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego197$79,073$15,218
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach159$121,209$15,227
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach52$86,466$15,313
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek282$147,957$15,320
East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles28$75,336$15,361
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek15$91,845$15,377
Washington HospitalFremont193$120,050$15,420
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo51$71,007$15,488
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs97$178,804$15,490
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento245$70,642$15,511
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego202$95,587$15,639
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet48$54,844$15,670
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose107$250,300$15,756
Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park18$145,134$15,880
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord258$147,693$15,919
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco75$63,356$15,984
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley69$82,173$16,060
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame199$74,617$16,072
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana36$52,577$16,157
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles73$147,234$16,171
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles45$62,120$16,226
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas219$115,683$16,237
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah55$79,258$16,293
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego56$61,735$16,478
Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino24$101,612$16,546
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas27$85,503$16,704
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno14$75,198$16,765
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles23$54,363$16,824
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside114$153,920$16,918
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles96$176,960$16,999
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey245$123,140$17,010
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa127$78,411$17,077
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson59$60,288$17,217
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton173$113,063$17,290
Colusa Medical CenterColusa17$35,382$17,322
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula78$90,225$17,400
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp38$152,311$17,558
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose19$42,858$17,698
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla43$72,555$17,703
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo21$123,258$17,846
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley93$94,437$17,881
Ucsf Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco24$116,663$18,016
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim27$63,595$18,230
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton61$64,888$18,578
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica168$108,691$18,633
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco86$143,614$18,731
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe17$105,133$18,890
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles39$71,672$19,062
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles575$233,054$19,504
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City23$61,562$19,573
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda189$84,343$20,965
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park25$47,519$21,072
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento54$69,550$21,113
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento37$93,187$21,232
Uci Health-OrangeOrange137$96,845$21,706
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco127$70,495$21,968
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose285$114,368$22,182
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca20$80,234$22,771
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City29$76,904$23,058
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney31$86,041$23,330
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento257$128,967$23,484
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville37$132,407$23,513
Highland HospitalOakland112$103,803$23,977
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland87$80,698$24,843
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles50$103,201$24,963
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego237$100,370$25,704
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco88$102,497$25,859
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco142$156,962$26,634
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco21$76,777$26,926
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance83$71,966$30,080
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco14$69,305$30,154
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles91$79,685$31,166
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch30$106,846$31,268
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez91$48,318$31,705
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos16$46,834$32,563
Stanford Health CareStanford309$300,529$32,903
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles147$131,874$33,060
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar61$77,954$33,634
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville17$80,537$36,114
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro29$80,550$36,300
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara26$194,326$76,791

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.