US Health Care Costs

Other Digestive System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 356: Other digestive system o.r. procedures with mcc

$340,286typical hospital bill
$47,716typical amount paid
$36,609–$84,344range paid across 13 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $340,286 for this stay in 2024, about 7.1 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
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard12$203,509$36,609
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville11$178,413$41,183
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach12$233,166$41,714
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding11$301,824$42,668
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara14$227,006$46,331
El Camino HealthMountain View15$399,007$47,521
Memorial Medical CenterModesto11$264,293$47,716
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla15$358,218$49,118
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles21$699,078$65,336
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego11$575,045$73,087
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco11$361,963$75,279
Stanford Health CareStanford15$602,013$79,106
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego14$340,286$84,344

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.