US Health Care Costs

Kidney failure, with complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 683: Renal failure with cc

$74,152typical hospital bill
$8,895typical amount paid
$7,577–$12,616range paid across 16 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,152 for this stay in 2024, about 8.3 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
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno22$25,983$7,577
Henderson HospitalHenderson43$98,359$8,154
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas21$63,537$8,426
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks17$72,526$8,426
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City34$33,678$8,563
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson69$67,017$8,661
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas50$119,979$8,747
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas33$95,387$8,777
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno84$29,301$9,014
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas32$75,779$9,052
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas37$114,235$9,141
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas57$121,682$9,330
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas22$139,728$9,448
Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalElko12$41,729$9,514
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas69$97,253$9,774
University Medical CenterLas Vegas29$59,700$12,616

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.