US Health Care Costs

Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Cc in California

MS-DRG 386: Inflammatory bowel disease with cc

$90,708typical hospital bill
$12,630typical amount paid
$9,482–$14,290range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $90,708 for this stay in 2024, about 7.2 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
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla14$62,660$9,482
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek11$90,708$12,630
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles32$201,352$14,290

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.