US Health Care Costs

Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in California

MS-DRG 272: Other major cardiovascular procedures without cc/mcc

$161,167typical hospital bill
$31,900typical amount paid
$29,120–$34,681range paid across 2 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $161,167 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento13$97,529$29,120
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento14$224,805$34,681

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.