US Health Care Costs

Major Bladder Procedures with Cc in California

MS-DRG 654: Major bladder procedures with cc

$275,959typical hospital bill
$46,084typical amount paid
$35,635–$52,606range paid across 6 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $275,959 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica11$189,870$35,635
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles64$210,580$38,837
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento13$391,786$45,206
Stanford Health CareStanford42$435,517$46,962
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco23$238,281$47,681
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego13$313,638$52,606

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.