US Health Care Costs

Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications in California

MS-DRG 481: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc

$135,803typical hospital bill
$22,317typical amount paid
$17,710–$48,358range paid across 150 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $135,803 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 HospitalArcadia38$119,802$17,710
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido63$158,564$18,036
Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara14$97,230$18,602
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield35$121,061$18,938
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley15$141,825$19,019
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton49$77,685$19,093
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach111$82,186$19,152
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia24$144,488$19,153
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside20$75,695$19,203
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier20$122,522$19,231
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley23$136,128$19,372
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills33$111,901$19,466
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey21$137,560$19,499
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo20$133,909$19,510
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla81$163,517$19,548
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas55$130,284$19,572
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance46$126,232$19,595
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding21$129,906$19,601
Enloe HealthChico81$152,584$19,687
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica43$94,868$19,800
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia11$186,858$19,810
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale16$141,785$19,842
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills24$297,665$19,872
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton35$224,522$19,898
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo76$107,127$19,919
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo19$198,616$19,926
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis41$86,246$19,952
Memorial Medical CenterModesto46$115,841$19,975
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage53$115,349$20,153
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard38$112,903$20,173
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding65$102,597$20,245
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank69$110,883$20,251
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland21$154,442$20,265
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom16$149,617$20,296
Oroville HospitalOroville16$73,562$20,349
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield32$114,992$20,371
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley29$122,749$20,394
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi20$197,588$20,427
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos20$211,045$20,427
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands15$125,195$20,475
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville28$140,328$20,477
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona11$127,137$20,536
Mercy HospitalBakersfield50$114,452$20,570
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance25$107,669$20,576
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale15$223,514$20,650
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale24$109,443$20,726
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim12$126,505$20,761
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks14$113,021$20,908
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa30$139,903$20,979
Huntington HospitalPasadena58$142,228$21,089
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster29$114,104$21,161
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock21$311,823$21,168
Adventist Health HanfordHanford50$82,269$21,227
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley14$128,107$21,234
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks53$293,127$21,242
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio16$251,500$21,243
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista19$136,209$21,361
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville113$107,768$21,488
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta28$124,059$21,502
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills21$136,066$21,508
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel20$114,665$21,565
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange40$80,008$21,646
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc13$55,563$21,668
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma19$153,576$21,683
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles16$135,540$21,766
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale59$146,110$21,783
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona36$168,937$21,828
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff19$104,221$21,862
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego11$89,570$21,870
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael35$153,815$21,877
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles13$91,165$22,012
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim11$130,202$22,015
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria64$129,318$22,080
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge39$193,515$22,082
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville58$116,203$22,286
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz30$162,093$22,348
Mercy Medical CenterMerced29$153,276$22,443
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara53$120,472$22,480
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina26$102,157$22,506
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton18$160,263$22,582
El Camino HealthMountain View67$199,407$22,612
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose37$324,522$22,634
Novato Community HospitalNovato12$94,468$22,650
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach19$139,722$22,655
Washington HospitalFremont38$197,060$22,695
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek77$213,350$22,768
Doctors Medical CenterModesto35$322,778$22,825
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta15$103,935$23,020
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch13$105,856$23,047
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana30$148,281$23,047
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley37$117,877$23,110
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno51$137,494$23,126
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa62$216,642$23,171
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae42$234,172$23,171
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura46$78,416$23,274
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego41$194,664$23,301
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka33$124,190$23,336
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs63$290,117$23,349
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach29$133,911$23,402
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia52$78,403$23,432
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame30$91,495$23,526
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas12$159,632$23,544
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet11$93,971$23,678
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno65$81,685$23,687
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside32$248,669$23,701
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana15$100,951$23,725
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville13$109,559$23,797
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura25$151,796$23,854
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville11$228,993$23,888
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley19$98,836$23,919
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo12$100,436$24,137
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica35$100,158$24,141
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn19$91,423$24,174
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa17$116,436$24,377
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa23$164,118$24,615
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp23$167,262$24,642
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield45$321,814$24,654
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey48$150,847$24,727
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton15$184,647$24,918
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson22$82,632$24,978
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose19$434,926$25,009
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas35$139,883$25,054
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon11$256,136$25,151
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco34$89,069$25,244
Adventist Health SonoraSonora38$144,006$25,480
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego68$142,946$25,809
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland20$101,262$26,107
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento34$90,538$26,224
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim11$102,731$26,265
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles94$346,963$26,289
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton18$142,651$26,946
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula15$146,407$26,952
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord19$206,473$27,939
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento16$134,694$29,210
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco11$194,521$29,595
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles20$132,884$29,754
Uci Health-OrangeOrange23$150,767$30,156
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley29$181,697$30,192
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose51$143,760$30,407
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda26$154,690$31,422
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego66$156,812$31,743
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento91$282,322$32,597
Stanford Health CareStanford100$299,668$35,156
Highland HospitalOakland36$167,533$35,812
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco40$186,236$36,766
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles31$114,498$36,952
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco22$219,534$39,820
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles33$84,845$42,270
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance13$84,979$42,550
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento12$147,356$48,358

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.