US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 308: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc

$83,741typical hospital bill
$13,113typical amount paid
$10,783–$37,087range paid across 124 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,741 for this stay in 2024, about 6.4 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
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia19$75,960$10,783
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido32$109,833$10,866
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside14$49,576$11,254
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora15$66,172$11,255
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas24$56,187$11,292
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding20$44,885$11,382
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley23$102,506$11,397
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills20$82,153$11,437
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia26$113,679$11,547
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos23$140,696$11,560
Enloe HealthChico49$104,856$11,717
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona11$93,856$11,738
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom18$77,223$11,779
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale13$71,184$11,844
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills16$157,729$11,852
Oroville HospitalOroville22$33,409$11,891
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis22$82,165$11,925
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo25$77,227$11,959
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield33$75,654$11,961
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville16$86,401$11,984
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton29$56,170$11,991
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland23$97,999$12,076
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley13$65,487$12,125
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach31$45,875$12,164
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn15$44,823$12,206
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley18$98,315$12,228
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard31$66,449$12,250
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro12$32,006$12,282
Mercy HospitalBakersfield13$70,997$12,378
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana38$66,834$12,417
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood11$115,168$12,419
Memorial Medical CenterModesto46$82,170$12,427
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks27$153,801$12,434
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina20$60,775$12,434
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi24$163,069$12,462
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank32$79,479$12,463
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks14$25,738$12,490
Adventist Health HanfordHanford16$43,656$12,566
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding48$84,293$12,577
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock29$139,151$12,579
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville63$75,957$12,680
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale13$117,521$12,761
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier17$83,529$12,790
Mercy General HospitalSacramento27$88,889$12,791
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona16$155,290$12,795
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim19$59,169$12,814
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance42$125,831$12,853
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael37$103,180$12,872
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista17$126,679$12,874
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles20$64,243$12,907
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood27$84,260$12,940
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla37$64,841$12,966
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz22$114,513$12,970
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena12$73,325$12,981
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo34$74,238$12,991
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria40$70,112$13,006
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley22$63,441$13,024
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield30$78,122$13,036
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange16$46,301$13,045
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood15$68,252$13,071
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino14$104,636$13,075
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale18$71,628$13,085
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica27$57,478$13,141
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles18$53,663$13,144
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana12$70,977$13,167
Adventist Health SonoraSonora20$99,269$13,170
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City13$104,360$13,189
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley34$136,022$13,189
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge17$131,969$13,201
Doctors Medical CenterModesto46$309,232$13,356
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose28$179,859$13,376
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka32$66,461$13,395
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta21$112,635$13,474
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno38$57,149$13,525
Huntington HospitalPasadena26$126,776$13,543
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood14$46,517$13,566
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley15$66,274$13,576
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage53$79,424$13,579
El Camino HealthMountain View32$133,260$13,587
Mercy Medical CenterMerced23$126,974$13,656
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance23$75,252$13,677
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton19$114,250$13,704
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach25$124,487$13,735
Washington HospitalFremont25$105,193$13,792
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame35$66,622$13,823
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale62$85,603$13,839
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia28$36,134$13,839
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae39$140,315$13,867
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura18$28,415$13,916
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek43$147,254$13,917
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta24$67,120$13,940
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego31$90,797$13,949
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara35$69,739$13,971
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch26$78,920$14,009
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa36$87,054$14,152
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas34$97,947$14,172
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa33$119,399$14,224
St Rose HospitalHayward16$67,030$14,292
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville45$84,601$14,303
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord31$163,369$14,361
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno18$64,646$14,470
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey32$134,455$14,586
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland42$66,977$14,657
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego20$71,596$15,425
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside17$210,643$15,779
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula15$97,615$15,832
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica17$79,177$16,043
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles52$179,920$16,443
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton42$148,075$17,047
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield18$187,004$17,065
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles11$110,613$17,769
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa21$62,403$17,994
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa22$101,818$18,266
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda31$76,049$18,886
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento23$106,154$19,199
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego31$79,565$21,141
Stanford Health CareStanford62$197,435$21,257
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose41$129,415$21,454
Uci Health-OrangeOrange28$90,634$21,491
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco30$96,608$21,870
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco17$82,530$22,004
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento32$91,988$25,755
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles16$83,953$28,393
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles32$145,441$37,087

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.