US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$238,228typical hospital bill
$21,072typical amount paid
$19,367–$31,207range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $238,228 for this stay in 2024, about 11.3 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
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa12$172,889$19,367
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles12$238,228$21,072
Stanford Health CareStanford18$326,899$31,207

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.