US Health Care Costs

Kidney failure, with complications in California

MS-DRG 683: Renal failure with cc

$59,954typical hospital bill
$9,881typical amount paid
$7,708–$27,737range paid across 176 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,954 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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 PowayPoway22$73,376$7,708
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido60$77,559$7,992
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia43$53,869$8,324
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills30$67,497$8,332
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos25$132,490$8,388
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale16$64,080$8,446
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley30$69,151$8,451
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey19$64,133$8,479
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo20$52,199$8,486
Casa Colina HospitalPomona11$21,685$8,576
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside22$43,155$8,604
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora20$53,554$8,638
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding13$36,504$8,676
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica38$47,927$8,689
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla53$58,010$8,703
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo44$47,718$8,737
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas48$51,131$8,789
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton28$120,820$8,824
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia12$120,164$8,826
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield40$63,810$8,892
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo12$116,072$8,902
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance66$76,399$8,911
Memorial Medical CenterModesto53$50,122$8,922
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia22$78,829$8,944
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier24$64,336$8,978
Oroville HospitalOroville11$26,828$8,984
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroSan Pedro11$48,196$9,033
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield25$51,153$9,062
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton51$42,888$9,108
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley28$60,207$9,130
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach153$39,992$9,138
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard71$52,545$9,152
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana75$62,106$9,223
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood29$110,822$9,243
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands12$76,025$9,248
Mercy HospitalBakersfield29$54,783$9,266
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley29$80,895$9,267
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland24$68,831$9,269
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills48$131,761$9,271
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi28$89,445$9,289
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park22$91,233$9,294
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro36$37,429$9,319
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma12$23,883$9,349
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock29$116,677$9,356
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys14$27,319$9,356
Adventist Health HanfordHanford32$37,945$9,378
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra12$65,564$9,386
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville14$75,603$9,433
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank35$67,986$9,447
Huntington HospitalPasadena48$74,900$9,455
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove25$46,708$9,472
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside14$39,533$9,474
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc19$24,128$9,477
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley22$38,612$9,479
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona32$95,237$9,481
Enloe HealthChico115$76,888$9,502
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis115$54,427$9,535
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney15$42,374$9,541
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale18$100,557$9,546
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn19$46,003$9,561
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley36$135,046$9,570
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel16$56,446$9,585
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa48$55,070$9,594
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon14$157,949$9,606
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis17$51,485$9,630
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster23$46,547$9,635
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz58$101,747$9,648
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta18$74,536$9,649
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles20$42,481$9,658
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood28$58,645$9,660
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville50$77,503$9,677
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona15$68,292$9,718
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria59$52,449$9,721
Doctors Medical CenterModesto45$180,184$9,731
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma24$65,118$9,741
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale36$53,541$9,744
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista38$80,260$9,744
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier12$46,799$9,746
Adventist Health SonoraSonora25$53,815$9,752
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley21$30,823$9,788
Mercy General HospitalSacramento34$57,151$9,810
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale67$80,128$9,811
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara52$51,239$9,813
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville14$37,319$9,838
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff23$57,779$9,853
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles31$49,186$9,855
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City20$104,598$9,873
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael47$68,765$9,879
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding52$63,988$9,884
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood14$34,172$9,891
Mercy Medical CenterMerced35$75,101$9,918
Adventist Health TulareTulare12$36,898$9,924
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim37$34,488$9,928
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina60$49,155$9,964
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills41$59,700$9,995
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom34$60,776$10,011
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae24$87,260$10,031
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville11$107,114$10,032
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose39$172,033$10,063
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka31$56,217$10,094
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek113$92,956$10,172
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage86$60,456$10,180
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance24$51,188$10,208
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville74$52,739$10,241
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton28$95,231$10,246
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno108$40,256$10,271
Washington HospitalFremont53$75,212$10,272
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge46$98,266$10,291
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs46$134,593$10,292
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento32$56,197$10,347
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia87$32,307$10,372
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange35$43,941$10,427
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch22$54,883$10,434
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura59$21,876$10,450
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta18$51,118$10,451
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley33$54,971$10,457
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno75$50,062$10,458
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa23$66,372$10,459
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach25$77,640$10,478
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood12$48,349$10,498
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland56$56,989$10,533
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego44$62,584$10,551
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas55$76,984$10,580
Alameda HospitalAlameda18$57,079$10,584
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville26$25,413$10,594
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino12$47,584$10,675
St Rose HospitalHayward12$56,530$10,769
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley18$42,691$10,908
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks72$113,955$11,002
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord75$102,877$11,025
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa35$70,840$11,063
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield28$135,401$11,104
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego49$68,504$11,120
El Camino HealthMountain View68$106,709$11,165
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet15$35,799$11,205
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo11$52,345$11,234
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson18$42,621$11,315
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah16$50,816$11,478
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles23$115,373$11,528
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco17$41,308$11,653
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside53$105,473$11,930
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame30$42,526$11,993
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla21$39,788$12,008
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula16$62,735$12,011
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica49$70,038$12,014
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa22$46,589$12,026
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento57$53,040$12,042
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose28$157,802$12,272
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp18$101,168$12,277
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles156$149,373$12,369
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton51$89,563$12,567
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney14$65,807$12,784
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley29$67,665$13,009
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland17$64,692$13,107
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles17$141,435$13,144
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento11$58,031$13,231
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco20$73,105$13,296
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield12$30,821$14,184
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco12$48,021$14,522
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey60$91,628$14,807
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento67$89,538$14,851
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda67$64,302$15,338
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton20$61,006$15,405
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose65$76,563$15,597
Uci Health-OrangeOrange37$51,367$15,803
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana11$31,988$16,141
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles15$56,951$16,991
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego66$59,115$17,041
Highland HospitalOakland31$70,485$17,956
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco34$82,039$18,225
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles34$65,015$19,032
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco21$79,292$19,682
Stanford Health CareStanford72$184,181$21,544
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles19$31,840$22,152
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance21$42,103$23,176
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose12$48,237$27,737

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.