US Health Care Costs

Other Vascular Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in California

MS-DRG 254: Other vascular procedures without cc/mcc

$88,906typical hospital bill
$20,928typical amount paid
$19,669–$29,465range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $88,906 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno13$88,906$19,669
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento11$79,473$20,928
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco12$171,977$29,465

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.