US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 987: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$282,426typical hospital bill
$54,426typical amount paid
$32,937–$144,242range paid across 7 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $282,426 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Enloe HealthChico19$261,558$32,937
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno12$195,352$35,890
El Camino HealthMountain View13$282,981$40,466
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento13$282,426$54,426
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego13$212,743$60,856
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles22$665,067$63,653
Stanford Health CareStanford15$966,192$144,242

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.