US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$162,513typical hospital bill
$20,524typical amount paid
$15,226–$36,112range paid across 13 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $162,513 for this stay in 2024, about 7.9 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
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla30$134,261$15,226
Huntington HospitalPasadena21$177,129$15,545
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek12$120,832$17,330
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa15$149,143$18,336
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara12$114,389$19,621
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville11$119,600$19,673
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding13$162,513$20,524
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles24$330,788$22,219
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento14$164,065$24,508
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego12$160,273$28,357
Stanford Health CareStanford12$204,699$30,831
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose12$196,483$35,541
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco25$187,930$36,112

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.