US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in California

MS-DRG 405: Pancreas, liver and shunt procedures with mcc

$531,740typical hospital bill
$100,478typical amount paid
$66,616–$150,788range paid across 9 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $531,740 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles33$882,060$66,616
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles22$389,787$84,687
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco36$262,204$92,177
Stanford Health CareStanford38$679,782$95,291
Uci Health-OrangeOrange11$365,538$100,478
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach13$718,601$134,623
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego13$591,614$141,945
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles27$339,831$146,518
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco32$531,740$150,788

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.