US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with complications in California

MS-DRG 178: Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc

$74,019typical hospital bill
$11,100typical amount paid
$6,285–$24,000range paid across 66 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,019 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 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 PowayPoway12$87,926$6,285
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido27$100,169$7,908
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills18$80,358$9,047
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos16$129,677$9,347
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia19$91,880$9,378
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia12$96,475$9,421
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas29$59,151$9,501
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance46$77,787$9,534
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach87$44,347$9,662
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale15$81,007$9,737
Memorial Medical CenterModesto11$66,131$9,769
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica16$63,587$9,773
Huntington HospitalPasadena31$86,437$9,921
Enloe HealthChico40$67,088$10,049
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana22$72,516$10,082
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis19$52,068$10,106
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville12$61,287$10,149
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard13$69,927$10,184
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley12$84,179$10,252
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville32$61,991$10,264
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley17$117,787$10,273
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla39$53,983$10,297
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz20$96,625$10,543
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage22$80,925$10,594
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria14$50,065$10,606
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood16$56,841$10,631
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista31$84,517$10,636
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo21$62,648$10,719
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim14$41,281$10,756
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale27$78,917$10,779
El Camino HealthMountain View74$108,008$10,913
Washington HospitalFremont27$80,041$10,931
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey39$78,343$11,097
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae30$93,208$11,102
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose18$143,272$11,108
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa12$72,571$11,125
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura27$33,865$11,181
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas17$93,242$11,208
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa50$65,781$11,324
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland15$54,103$11,324
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch11$49,216$11,538
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno25$84,673$11,678
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa14$74,812$11,716
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks21$110,232$11,798
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia37$47,209$11,847
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego15$68,735$11,938
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego31$71,937$11,971
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno27$53,577$12,028
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento16$63,613$12,093
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara49$73,226$12,158
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek47$134,423$12,235
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord28$113,699$12,419
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa13$58,640$12,427
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica16$97,436$12,963
Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco15$53,861$13,305
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles76$161,694$13,663
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla12$47,563$13,748
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco12$49,840$14,786
Uci Health-OrangeOrange14$56,421$16,281
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose28$72,655$16,433
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento26$116,424$16,750
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco26$118,798$19,218
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles19$68,842$19,351
Stanford Health CareStanford74$155,067$19,760
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda11$90,203$19,979
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego35$103,536$24,000

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.