US Health Care Costs

Hip replacement after a hip fracture in Nevada

MS-DRG 522: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc

$187,245typical hospital bill
$19,149typical amount paid
$17,358–$26,597range paid across 12 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $187,245 for this stay in 2024, about 9.8 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 CenterReno21$73,310$17,358
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas16$319,349$17,374
Henderson HospitalHenderson12$256,569$18,264
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas21$280,180$18,508
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno56$63,048$18,802
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson33$149,201$18,921
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks18$206,914$19,377
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City19$63,696$19,802
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas29$226,724$20,173
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas16$172,721$20,740
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas27$201,768$20,832
University Medical CenterLas Vegas28$164,700$26,597

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.