US Health Care Costs

Major Male Pelvic Procedures with Cc/Mcc in California

MS-DRG 707: Major male pelvic procedures with cc/mcc

$126,495typical hospital bill
$23,417typical amount paid
$18,681–$28,154range paid across 2 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $126,495 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica13$133,559$18,681
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles51$119,430$28,154

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.