US Health Care Costs

Heart failure, with major complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc

$104,842typical hospital bill
$12,107typical amount paid
$10,406–$16,378range paid across 19 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $104,842 for this stay in 2024, about 8.7 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 CenterReno79$36,130$10,406
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno64$26,008$10,817
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas107$176,697$10,860
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson223$95,744$10,958
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas70$88,288$11,016
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas169$146,699$11,628
Henderson HospitalHenderson136$186,705$11,667
North Vista HospitalNorth Las Vegas40$41,229$12,041
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas113$177,619$12,060
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City177$40,938$12,107
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno376$43,450$12,382
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas83$147,811$12,637
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas82$104,842$12,859
Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalElko29$48,187$13,285
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks62$110,863$13,768
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas296$119,602$13,957
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas79$196,532$13,974
Northern Nevada Sierra Medical CenterReno33$120,893$14,938
University Medical CenterLas Vegas103$77,276$16,378

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.