US Health Care Costs

Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 020: Intracranial vascular procedures with principal diagnosis hemorrhage with mcc

$662,321typical hospital bill
$140,780typical amount paid
$92,042–$174,333range paid across 7 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $662,321 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno19$327,352$92,042
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara13$613,849$107,977
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego12$348,353$122,009
Stanford Health CareStanford15$1,065,926$140,780
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek11$805,556$149,003
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco24$662,321$157,008
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento16$996,058$174,333

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.