US Health Care Costs

Major Male Pelvic Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in California

MS-DRG 708: Major male pelvic procedures without cc/mcc

$116,426typical hospital bill
$16,563typical amount paid
$16,212–$20,763range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $116,426 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage15$116,426$16,212
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica14$117,772$16,563
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles15$100,451$20,763

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.