US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 480: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc

$190,095typical hospital bill
$30,238typical amount paid
$20,921–$63,779range paid across 88 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $190,095 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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 CampusEscondido18$205,147$20,921
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside11$113,697$23,905
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach27$101,501$25,225
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta15$150,602$25,573
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica14$123,378$26,010
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas29$190,177$26,160
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding18$136,613$26,293
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton14$102,834$26,494
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield14$179,531$26,692
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley12$221,402$27,045
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton16$299,616$27,207
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria20$148,634$27,311
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla48$196,269$27,430
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia18$240,484$27,495
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding34$139,516$27,680
Memorial Medical CenterModesto19$151,746$27,709
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage14$156,441$27,859
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley15$149,948$27,859
Enloe HealthChico27$212,725$27,894
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim12$149,744$27,960
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard19$155,094$28,243
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana20$190,915$28,259
Mercy HospitalBakersfield16$129,608$28,291
Oroville HospitalOroville27$93,281$28,498
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno18$242,167$28,551
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills11$422,382$28,669
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley11$123,991$28,799
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance15$151,743$28,836
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank23$170,689$28,908
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo31$145,971$28,969
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster11$138,914$29,025
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale12$158,930$29,154
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego11$171,359$29,254
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz27$235,702$29,305
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino11$146,097$29,387
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley13$295,808$29,528
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona23$258,862$29,587
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel20$150,716$29,765
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina11$133,265$29,773
Huntington HospitalPasadena21$205,377$29,878
Doctors Medical CenterModesto17$428,115$29,953
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills23$172,608$29,959
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord11$324,247$30,180
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale36$190,012$30,207
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville38$163,955$30,269
Mercy Medical CenterMerced14$176,790$30,284
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks24$408,068$30,573
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara20$157,774$30,627
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka25$169,261$30,677
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs22$489,276$30,820
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge20$314,221$30,841
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame14$110,677$30,916
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia23$88,816$30,959
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael18$218,985$31,021
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance16$239,713$31,248
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa18$253,382$31,271
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno16$108,562$31,476
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa16$227,825$31,649
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville17$176,389$31,730
Adventist Health SonoraSonora18$186,624$31,810
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey24$201,006$32,016
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier27$214,175$32,207
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego29$228,078$32,318
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside16$351,491$32,537
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae14$327,889$32,566
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood13$243,816$32,648
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura12$103,399$32,813
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield11$470,813$34,267
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose13$491,480$34,395
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley12$168,800$35,437
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa13$138,073$36,364
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange13$96,111$37,040
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento14$122,191$37,072
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek26$347,388$38,055
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis15$218,699$39,452
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica27$167,159$39,835
El Camino HealthMountain View23$405,004$43,438
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda20$248,102$44,019
Uci Health-OrangeOrange16$227,413$44,734
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego41$235,542$47,550
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose19$247,491$48,955
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles44$643,144$51,234
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco19$306,744$51,877
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles11$146,897$56,395
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento37$366,959$58,066
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles11$209,431$59,550
Stanford Health CareStanford30$552,922$60,855
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance11$211,479$63,779

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.