US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc in California

MS-DRG 418: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with cc

$126,600typical hospital bill
$17,968typical amount paid
$15,785–$35,529range paid across 50 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $126,600 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
Enloe HealthChico46$151,695$15,785
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance21$139,057$15,914
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla33$185,268$15,927
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas16$131,028$15,996
Memorial Medical CenterModesto20$107,182$16,077
Oroville HospitalOroville13$51,002$16,151
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis19$116,259$16,282
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach52$101,848$16,379
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville29$111,840$16,638
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield13$119,949$16,667
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding15$103,327$16,934
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley18$121,356$16,968
Huntington HospitalPasadena17$163,775$17,166
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank20$106,092$17,233
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia12$74,930$17,245
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista11$117,910$17,252
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara16$91,001$17,296
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks21$296,624$17,376
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa18$126,654$17,442
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo13$116,384$17,551
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria11$124,281$17,557
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz11$142,992$17,560
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina13$87,437$17,603
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange12$78,404$17,816
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka11$126,653$17,903
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek15$215,402$18,032
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale12$123,964$18,049
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno37$79,255$18,381
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage27$124,792$18,473
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana15$126,547$18,563
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland21$135,904$18,569
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno14$107,324$18,730
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley11$96,762$18,836
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura16$71,222$18,839
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego14$174,475$18,928
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa16$179,074$18,970
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego14$118,489$19,393
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose18$315,174$19,462
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa16$127,907$20,792
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles31$288,264$21,103
El Camino HealthMountain View18$207,586$21,379
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey26$140,975$21,473
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley16$191,733$22,237
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield17$379,555$22,911
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento12$234,669$25,480
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda13$226,856$25,648
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose14$128,697$26,039
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco12$109,663$26,066
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco14$178,181$29,013
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas14$173,104$35,529

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.