US Health Care Costs

O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Cc in California

MS-DRG 620: O.r. procedures for obesity with cc

$84,089typical hospital bill
$18,770typical amount paid
$15,453–$22,956range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $84,089 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 HealthChico21$84,089$15,453
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno19$59,462$18,770
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento11$280,953$22,956

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.