US Health Care Costs

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

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

$203,366typical hospital bill
$25,148typical amount paid
$22,041–$31,403range paid across 9 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $203,366 for this stay in 2024, about 8.1 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
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno13$82,754$22,041
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno16$90,301$22,673
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas15$333,005$24,126
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson26$203,366$24,446
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas24$276,707$25,148
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno52$101,367$26,181
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City25$78,287$27,573
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas19$334,165$28,371
University Medical CenterLas Vegas22$223,774$31,403

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.