US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with complications in California

MS-DRG 309: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc

$59,747typical hospital bill
$8,493typical amount paid
$5,857–$22,776range paid across 134 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,747 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway11$64,265$5,857
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido40$86,102$6,527
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia22$41,795$6,888
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding21$33,407$7,067
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos27$94,641$7,069
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley20$68,778$7,130
Enloe HealthChico59$79,233$7,301
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas36$43,783$7,328
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica35$38,280$7,354
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis30$49,262$7,364
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach56$39,340$7,374
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance58$73,245$7,386
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo12$44,215$7,435
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale14$65,177$7,472
Oroville HospitalOroville46$27,216$7,481
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills24$94,861$7,498
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside19$52,742$7,534
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia32$73,253$7,536
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom14$70,252$7,554
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton30$38,006$7,617
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora22$41,969$7,623
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland27$64,404$7,626
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield33$49,783$7,628
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills21$75,724$7,662
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley22$63,021$7,671
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville13$56,220$7,683
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla51$48,484$7,709
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi14$82,338$7,726
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield26$47,287$7,778
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard38$56,947$7,799
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank43$52,686$7,830
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding44$62,113$7,895
Memorial Medical CenterModesto48$48,150$7,898
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo34$43,587$7,905
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock14$108,297$7,936
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley32$94,728$7,955
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles14$55,415$7,961
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville37$58,142$8,015
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley22$36,215$8,015
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn20$45,486$8,035
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena12$59,567$8,049
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood17$55,355$8,082
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley15$67,686$8,091
Adventist Health SonoraSonora17$61,665$8,125
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz33$88,484$8,152
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana51$44,624$8,175
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley11$19,557$8,183
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville75$46,447$8,184
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney12$47,602$8,211
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City13$97,653$8,213
Mercy General HospitalSacramento41$68,315$8,237
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood23$38,110$8,256
Huntington HospitalPasadena45$69,951$8,257
Doctors Medical CenterModesto28$161,676$8,269
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale20$48,796$8,271
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance21$48,039$8,283
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale20$83,229$8,302
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim14$27,721$8,321
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills14$51,497$8,323
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona25$67,358$8,333
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles28$44,792$8,354
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale85$65,183$8,393
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge27$87,485$8,447
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka26$55,900$8,452
St Rose HospitalHayward15$60,788$8,457
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach19$70,919$8,480
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame44$40,246$8,487
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma11$70,147$8,498
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara49$50,720$8,507
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage77$60,194$8,518
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno50$40,976$8,592
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta18$46,260$8,622
El Camino HealthMountain View52$99,845$8,634
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks59$106,651$8,644
Mercy Medical CenterMerced21$79,272$8,645
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael36$57,347$8,650
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys13$21,789$8,661
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek50$93,456$8,675
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley21$59,926$8,682
Washington HospitalFremont33$81,781$8,697
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton12$96,822$8,706
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta17$74,766$8,708
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia67$31,005$8,793
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier14$88,920$8,884
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas28$65,707$8,896
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord35$95,738$8,930
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae64$86,970$8,966
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura23$22,213$8,974
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino16$67,051$8,994
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa16$70,974$9,003
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose45$129,320$9,005
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento17$59,283$9,006
College Medical CenterLong Beach11$28,029$9,065
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa36$73,382$9,083
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista33$75,542$9,098
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno25$45,229$9,099
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange15$36,064$9,227
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina32$40,286$9,233
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo13$60,651$9,244
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield34$98,309$9,271
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa60$63,499$9,406
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley11$43,697$9,410
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland40$43,535$9,474
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose16$168,041$9,576
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey43$80,789$9,732
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa33$47,922$9,894
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria32$73,041$9,901
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego34$54,631$9,907
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles77$117,963$10,118
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica16$71,755$10,181
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs17$146,677$10,228
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego45$55,753$10,246
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento51$41,884$10,260
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside21$110,245$10,324
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula22$59,283$10,420
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley18$49,073$11,703
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda44$42,854$12,112
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton17$60,508$12,134
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco25$38,690$12,266
Uci Health-OrangeOrange34$50,855$12,420
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles13$36,453$12,480
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah20$53,325$12,693
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch24$55,773$13,308
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton16$41,640$13,323
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose48$72,688$13,484
Stanford Health CareStanford128$137,398$13,623
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland14$39,835$13,697
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego32$54,639$14,110
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco44$66,234$14,192
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento26$75,379$15,209
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles37$62,907$15,782
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco17$109,491$19,987
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles21$44,834$21,113
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance11$69,078$22,776

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.