US Health Care Costs

Infection needing surgery, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 853: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc

$297,248typical hospital bill
$54,271typical amount paid
$39,269–$179,688range paid across 193 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $297,248 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey37$227,274$39,269
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands18$272,479$41,889
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina40$215,129$41,938
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino16$151,856$42,469
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis20$160,736$42,802
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy21$148,254$42,852
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton22$460,366$43,126
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom14$222,899$43,371
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove13$128,144$43,493
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles21$203,156$43,919
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale14$278,393$44,386
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier62$296,720$44,575
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona15$232,810$44,891
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville37$178,026$44,969
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley29$181,487$45,084
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield67$312,435$45,477
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale24$464,109$45,796
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville14$128,019$45,808
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton86$195,606$45,858
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma11$157,961$45,983
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria77$246,716$46,051
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido45$397,444$46,062
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley17$112,002$46,069
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding61$258,795$46,094
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro21$153,994$46,228
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa25$252,441$46,415
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim17$247,575$46,452
Mercy HospitalBakersfield46$223,463$46,512
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills48$612,524$46,694
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield79$221,898$47,158
Enloe HealthChico92$320,642$47,254
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside20$210,700$47,295
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia62$322,263$47,434
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos29$642,530$47,444
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside11$309,860$47,470
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland33$402,728$47,734
Oroville HospitalOroville62$127,785$47,742
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney20$307,281$47,767
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo39$331,126$47,892
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi28$393,048$48,058
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge75$369,844$48,592
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas63$255,944$48,666
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland18$230,810$48,684
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel30$253,132$48,779
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach106$224,053$48,789
Mercy General HospitalSacramento25$249,435$48,798
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills27$296,341$48,844
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks35$172,544$48,871
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena11$257,661$49,247
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis81$261,721$49,410
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora17$182,363$49,453
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana67$268,851$49,617
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville129$216,720$49,686
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard93$272,449$49,715
Doctors Medical CenterModesto46$710,111$49,838
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas13$258,016$49,839
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim34$255,687$49,899
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta17$251,592$49,965
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca12$163,026$50,024
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood40$568,190$50,108
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster44$225,577$50,109
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica68$226,643$50,188
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley38$354,931$50,199
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park15$379,914$50,277
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch37$187,083$50,290
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale44$285,731$50,328
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana29$234,399$50,370
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood58$234,589$50,853
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin19$301,063$51,199
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance40$268,721$51,209
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding111$294,949$51,214
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley38$235,589$51,306
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange61$199,331$51,521
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo15$511,176$51,534
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles31$244,256$51,894
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank96$266,233$52,074
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock27$537,370$52,260
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn18$230,188$52,297
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance52$447,977$52,342
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville24$311,906$52,378
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla73$388,801$52,637
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka76$239,895$52,686
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona92$527,915$52,764
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood40$263,428$52,851
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland63$212,494$52,915
Mercy Medical CenterMerced40$334,983$53,065
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael52$358,218$53,209
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia37$207,110$53,212
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale84$362,001$53,213
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma18$313,579$53,306
Adventist Health HanfordHanford41$205,729$53,602
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento11$337,280$53,687
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville13$156,610$53,695
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo79$280,275$54,101
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage87$246,346$54,110
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles41$208,421$54,138
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno71$205,604$54,271
Huntington HospitalPasadena110$416,649$54,299
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa83$360,261$54,324
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia32$384,583$54,899
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista32$364,729$54,927
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura24$256,078$54,997
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City12$212,138$55,018
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta23$297,248$55,060
St Rose HospitalHayward14$275,087$55,455
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose31$627,730$55,688
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City15$384,011$55,915
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara12$209,265$56,180
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame56$201,891$56,315
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet26$215,415$56,592
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley51$214,460$56,631
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego83$328,226$57,001
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno77$334,829$57,083
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino24$386,161$57,371
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles27$608,604$57,525
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood61$333,416$57,699
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento91$227,307$57,723
Adventist Health SonoraSonora36$309,003$58,114
Memorial Medical CenterModesto106$265,594$58,137
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles35$459,752$58,322
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo32$226,727$58,456
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills61$374,365$58,637
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles14$252,026$58,837
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley43$733,018$58,913
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach60$457,661$59,066
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield47$675,275$59,256
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley40$185,348$59,319
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City17$148,966$59,579
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City12$353,903$59,692
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys36$184,061$59,729
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura31$204,402$60,043
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs37$789,538$60,098
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego40$427,253$60,648
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson11$177,439$60,725
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton26$412,543$60,874
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz81$475,742$60,973
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara90$325,531$60,974
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch11$169,108$61,088
Washington HospitalFremont43$345,832$61,320
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach49$379,536$61,402
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley61$450,744$61,861
Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino14$372,277$61,901
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose53$769,553$62,093
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula19$266,855$62,311
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside92$815,153$62,810
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae46$482,185$62,916
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks71$667,073$63,529
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton90$465,653$64,020
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas12$322,096$64,646
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana17$199,503$64,982
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City13$218,071$65,489
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah19$243,302$65,770
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville60$356,572$66,170
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa66$426,469$67,163
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord51$599,606$67,238
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City12$286,686$67,560
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena13$631,715$68,728
El Camino HealthMountain View77$515,856$68,816
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa48$249,886$68,865
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas56$453,640$69,443
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey76$385,316$69,596
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon12$822,569$70,664
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville11$511,430$70,773
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego12$278,506$72,721
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla16$329,551$74,013
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco33$489,667$75,399
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville14$307,320$75,828
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek74$561,842$76,248
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton33$453,820$78,712
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose15$226,044$79,580
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco12$288,982$80,747
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles305$920,692$84,676
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley41$419,972$84,827
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim11$169,464$89,334
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo16$342,168$89,920
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda66$500,275$92,467
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar22$261,628$93,019
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance27$333,590$93,169
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica48$408,079$94,440
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles16$366,348$94,816
Highland HospitalOakland23$425,093$96,526
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento70$595,100$100,295
Uci Health-OrangeOrange54$454,389$103,147
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego71$438,442$103,186
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles12$468,937$105,470
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles19$345,567$110,696
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco43$390,850$113,151
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco96$622,968$119,142
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose82$516,081$122,949
Stanford Health CareStanford91$1,034,403$127,814
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney19$280,075$132,814
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles55$456,458$133,633
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco24$859,581$179,688

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.