US Health Care Costs

Heart stent in California

MS-DRG 322: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc

$143,947typical hospital bill
$20,576typical amount paid
$15,153–$51,871range paid across 105 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $143,947 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido51$133,097$15,153
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia20$118,812$16,629
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley19$154,771$17,115
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas46$143,947$17,650
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley14$149,239$17,691
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo45$134,583$17,762
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield48$124,827$17,808
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis22$125,869$17,817
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside20$74,808$17,859
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier25$170,252$17,908
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank38$102,564$17,963
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland24$210,090$17,983
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica21$85,220$18,098
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance32$204,530$18,105
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding12$124,028$18,303
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton18$70,840$18,321
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield19$93,815$18,461
Huntington HospitalPasadena17$125,360$18,475
Dameron HospitalStockton13$226,163$18,767
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo44$96,016$18,800
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa36$145,751$18,837
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana59$80,772$18,875
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley15$79,221$18,888
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park13$137,235$18,911
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster16$139,122$18,923
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach62$84,137$18,929
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley12$295,764$18,982
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista18$174,037$19,038
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara44$125,359$19,045
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard25$134,462$19,062
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding31$161,238$19,211
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz30$179,826$19,437
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena33$170,726$19,473
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock45$303,483$19,491
Doctors Medical CenterModesto41$346,096$19,555
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood21$122,195$19,568
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville25$190,886$19,574
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale17$136,157$19,577
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale19$181,514$19,617
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina27$107,547$19,753
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance23$135,795$19,845
Mercy General HospitalSacramento65$150,671$19,891
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta31$114,787$19,907
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale74$230,246$19,936
Adventist Health SonoraSonora15$192,156$19,991
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge36$186,374$20,084
Enloe HealthChico59$199,632$20,256
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla82$133,474$20,286
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria31$131,191$20,393
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage65$129,029$20,417
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills24$127,347$20,490
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia48$88,784$20,515
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs15$286,518$20,576
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno23$125,540$20,635
Washington HospitalFremont30$170,432$20,640
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura37$110,037$20,662
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills20$102,215$20,780
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville77$137,762$20,866
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys21$114,232$20,878
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange16$94,811$20,977
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord47$227,821$21,139
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae53$252,499$21,234
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton20$183,438$21,276
St Rose HospitalHayward14$164,225$21,455
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona17$259,341$21,676
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield32$466,555$22,067
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills35$325,370$22,095
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino16$137,391$22,462
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno28$104,292$22,519
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka30$121,908$22,640
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland41$150,394$22,750
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose53$439,959$22,845
El Camino HealthMountain View31$209,516$23,457
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa31$161,873$23,536
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego19$125,247$23,847
Memorial Medical CenterModesto38$155,571$23,939
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton29$160,479$24,124
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach17$141,096$24,196
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles117$394,209$24,242
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula44$142,937$24,455
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas42$238,561$24,595
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa29$156,664$25,384
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey16$148,816$25,657
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego26$147,865$25,889
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento55$124,965$26,147
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco26$159,245$26,437
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego47$95,602$26,804
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael22$159,511$27,579
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda27$139,219$27,812
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks42$244,389$27,940
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento27$150,829$28,369
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose23$184,093$28,464
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame32$165,210$28,959
Stanford Health CareStanford36$301,332$31,624
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa11$180,068$32,255
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles20$100,145$34,271
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco27$214,819$35,159
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles18$37,919$35,579
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo14$98,064$35,587
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch16$146,050$36,008
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento13$111,759$37,886
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville13$80,707$43,814
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles23$47,721$43,954
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland18$124,008$45,643
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside33$363,125$51,871

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.