US Health Care Costs

Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents in California

MS-DRG 321: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with mcc or 4+ arteries/

$219,637typical hospital bill
$32,670typical amount paid
$24,354–$62,377range paid across 103 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $219,637 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 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
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido17$240,940$24,354
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia11$156,035$25,170
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside16$119,315$25,593
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier22$286,499$25,885
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley20$232,541$26,866
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo24$166,749$27,178
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding30$143,426$27,435
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley15$218,539$27,617
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills14$227,562$28,071
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield27$165,733$28,125
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley15$495,983$28,183
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard19$178,104$28,328
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton22$116,483$28,385
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla62$240,816$28,446
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville14$147,851$28,764
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego12$183,002$28,807
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank24$183,200$28,944
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia13$265,904$28,972
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield25$141,302$29,017
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa28$221,622$29,220
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley15$123,281$29,245
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach55$134,966$29,260
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock26$410,872$29,422
Huntington HospitalPasadena14$187,572$29,559
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista16$220,781$29,601
Memorial Medical CenterModesto34$203,505$29,690
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta38$158,061$29,711
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland15$324,851$29,757
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena19$253,675$30,413
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills21$516,143$30,542
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim11$190,026$30,629
Mercy General HospitalSacramento49$237,940$30,844
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville25$257,090$30,860
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana16$155,667$30,995
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage35$167,324$31,002
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles15$370,124$31,092
Doctors Medical CenterModesto26$475,639$31,128
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge37$245,466$31,152
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio11$364,707$31,218
Enloe HealthChico44$250,393$31,315
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale16$202,907$31,326
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo32$149,323$31,406
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood13$221,451$31,498
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance14$329,194$31,512
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno26$133,036$31,813
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton12$250,408$32,032
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia23$121,306$32,126
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona19$399,972$32,353
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood27$145,511$32,448
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance11$195,461$32,634
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz32$290,562$32,653
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale41$306,607$32,670
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills23$185,462$32,706
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae21$361,425$32,716
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno18$199,110$32,771
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose19$711,668$32,830
El Camino HealthMountain View25$305,637$33,174
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka15$157,321$33,245
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura22$160,905$33,317
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach14$252,194$33,427
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland32$232,267$33,521
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch34$185,299$33,658
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego18$255,034$33,671
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord21$337,944$33,783
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs27$371,335$33,783
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville44$184,101$33,888
Washington HospitalFremont17$274,475$33,934
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange19$120,954$34,418
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa30$207,563$34,436
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino29$279,903$34,568
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding31$204,689$34,638
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara43$182,607$34,645
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach14$244,961$35,229
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks26$495,682$35,312
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento40$178,984$35,493
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa14$178,400$36,089
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield12$512,962$36,222
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica13$182,582$36,380
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey15$253,436$36,479
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas28$210,366$36,671
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside29$458,991$36,860
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula47$208,964$36,952
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas24$374,616$37,272
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis11$216,843$37,559
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys17$144,888$38,101
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton30$244,556$38,625
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles99$534,005$39,247
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles17$201,198$40,614
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria18$229,512$40,877
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles11$84,562$41,237
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda22$189,360$41,920
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael26$238,973$42,894
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco24$219,637$43,135
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento20$264,112$45,052
Uci Health-OrangeOrange18$185,429$46,864
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame30$260,967$48,175
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose17$263,646$48,499
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego37$154,561$49,030
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles15$140,849$50,156
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles15$101,553$52,134
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance12$157,759$58,272
Stanford Health CareStanford31$512,998$58,327
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco27$398,789$62,377

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.