US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$101,494typical hospital bill
$17,720typical amount paid
$12,529–$63,238range paid across 218 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $101,494 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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 PowayPoway60$134,013$12,529
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido121$145,166$13,288
Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City12$34,976$14,104
Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma13$77,400$14,756
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney39$79,823$14,871
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills67$119,831$14,896
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia129$126,352$14,938
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside38$87,866$14,940
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier50$100,844$15,130
Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca34$209,035$15,138
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach269$80,340$15,388
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas27$73,756$15,450
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance124$125,414$15,506
Enloe HealthChico186$108,762$15,532
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia36$196,310$15,537
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos78$201,223$15,550
Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino33$83,401$15,565
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo53$111,110$15,566
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo20$151,027$15,589
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey49$127,035$15,599
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale43$93,064$15,618
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton136$78,918$15,674
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas131$81,429$15,700
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton38$169,653$15,733
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands31$128,287$15,762
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles40$64,972$15,791
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield55$109,644$15,791
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding60$64,931$15,846
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard93$92,389$15,904
San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning17$65,547$15,906
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville71$86,132$15,935
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria67$89,554$16,005
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom52$89,713$16,019
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley65$132,137$16,024
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach38$99,254$16,065
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills100$228,459$16,076
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside21$99,495$16,084
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora45$83,346$16,086
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro40$78,815$16,169
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy16$74,898$16,175
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio23$170,017$16,230
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroSan Pedro22$91,199$16,239
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi64$162,290$16,256
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma19$68,097$16,277
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo193$99,806$16,293
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley77$132,985$16,324
Memorial Medical CenterModesto94$93,956$16,329
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn30$52,840$16,349
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley42$90,915$16,350
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla139$95,961$16,374
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis19$64,133$16,482
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier30$93,302$16,505
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin38$90,554$16,570
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock44$216,238$16,596
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado15$92,658$16,612
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale53$139,563$16,665
Adventist Health TulareTulare15$89,798$16,692
Huntington HospitalPasadena150$152,670$16,709
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland125$138,046$16,715
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance67$124,959$16,731
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles14$102,883$16,766
Dameron HospitalStockton11$113,110$16,792
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield57$99,099$16,831
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz94$155,738$16,832
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica107$88,689$16,835
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles85$60,959$16,872
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa163$112,678$16,880
Mercy HospitalBakersfield69$112,179$16,881
Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair31$62,209$16,900
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale38$105,587$16,974
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra49$102,878$17,007
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona76$140,350$17,039
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks56$61,991$17,040
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena18$117,456$17,045
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville142$88,882$17,051
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego16$54,827$17,055
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis115$111,497$17,065
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina119$68,812$17,070
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona41$151,926$17,117
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding77$106,997$17,138
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon42$236,094$17,213
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove53$95,945$17,233
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills54$99,443$17,243
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia78$140,797$17,256
Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte12$77,071$17,274
Mercy General HospitalSacramento36$113,120$17,292
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks115$240,914$17,305
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster25$87,779$17,348
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana84$111,053$17,386
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana14$68,381$17,416
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville98$60,554$17,440
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach17$134,258$17,456
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel53$117,002$17,480
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley36$106,655$17,498
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City81$85,371$17,508
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage81$95,185$17,514
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc23$60,969$17,519
Novato Community HospitalNovato11$50,355$17,532
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk11$97,261$17,536
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley30$67,094$17,546
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael78$107,052$17,569
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank110$126,754$17,591
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville16$46,439$17,616
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff20$75,208$17,620
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta52$123,062$17,637
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood31$72,546$17,685
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista89$141,932$17,709
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles27$92,311$17,716
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim48$65,639$17,719
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge89$168,945$17,720
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park64$189,641$17,726
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood23$282,242$17,742
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland16$118,597$17,767
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley94$220,346$17,815
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City36$144,827$17,868
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City19$121,166$17,969
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa75$110,067$17,977
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim31$92,818$18,000
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara185$103,235$18,015
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville65$110,047$18,019
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale165$137,531$18,033
Doctors Medical CenterModesto41$252,055$18,097
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka97$104,920$18,113
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City11$49,054$18,135
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange76$76,949$18,139
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood186$95,925$18,177
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae79$146,618$18,202
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley25$67,673$18,208
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood42$89,517$18,228
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa97$102,990$18,229
Adventist Health SonoraSonora30$81,219$18,233
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose108$242,303$18,253
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland61$81,266$18,259
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento45$85,663$18,284
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley52$99,020$18,315
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach47$148,528$18,355
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City32$54,462$18,396
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco12$67,086$18,454
Mercy Medical CenterMerced72$126,040$18,511
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton72$167,573$18,517
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch41$82,780$18,541
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino34$165,972$18,657
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia95$64,830$18,661
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego89$138,786$18,690
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta40$80,728$18,759
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura61$47,495$18,760
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma22$154,778$18,790
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville25$45,980$18,843
Adventist Health HanfordHanford47$68,366$18,851
Alameda HospitalAlameda44$97,569$18,855
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet23$59,329$18,866
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno147$75,513$18,869
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino24$80,917$18,879
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas75$155,239$18,936
St Rose HospitalHayward22$90,420$19,054
Washington HospitalFremont144$131,813$19,074
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek169$185,207$19,122
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim18$56,020$19,148
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs37$227,316$19,154
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura14$86,308$19,158
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego72$87,602$19,373
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles11$69,571$19,602
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord76$182,585$19,651
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City14$66,293$19,654
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey192$136,842$19,659
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield70$212,725$19,666
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys28$65,629$19,814
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame75$79,391$20,005
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose30$275,184$20,036
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville21$125,862$20,094
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento64$93,769$20,399
El Camino HealthMountain View164$185,246$20,736
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside52$244,828$20,781
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah29$107,496$20,873
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo23$99,987$20,899
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco19$61,089$20,933
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica106$102,145$21,012
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa56$73,346$21,199
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles31$185,142$21,247
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles12$226,175$21,312
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton53$120,894$21,454
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno56$92,593$22,082
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland30$70,512$22,088
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla34$64,229$22,223
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco40$72,194$22,382
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento13$81,837$22,779
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles330$259,500$22,810
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco44$107,017$22,824
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula52$151,935$22,855
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley29$127,436$22,982
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe14$76,950$22,992
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek13$61,608$23,028
Ucsf Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco13$179,252$23,208
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson17$68,080$23,448
Uci Health-OrangeOrange57$111,871$24,214
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville16$151,615$24,317
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco54$70,842$24,644
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp12$200,045$26,684
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento20$72,410$26,808
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda52$125,720$27,362
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney12$95,565$28,310
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana19$108,629$28,926
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles11$174,089$29,336
Highland HospitalOakland37$111,585$29,580
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas18$196,104$29,730
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego118$109,529$29,862
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose105$139,298$30,067
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento108$143,847$30,244
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City12$53,320$31,857
Stanford Health CareStanford221$263,722$32,410
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco111$187,931$33,284
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles58$108,902$34,393
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance17$114,303$36,438
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco41$152,538$36,507
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar18$72,466$37,615
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles24$133,340$43,002
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez17$79,390$43,140
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo11$81,685$63,238

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.