US Health Care Costs

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc in California

MS-DRG 243: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc

$141,533typical hospital bill
$24,973typical amount paid
$21,278–$42,367range paid across 50 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $141,533 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance19$138,968$21,278
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia12$154,443$21,330
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo21$75,501$21,376
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo23$121,761$21,495
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach31$85,974$21,654
Enloe HealthChico20$173,279$21,726
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis11$101,150$21,742
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica12$71,273$21,847
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas13$157,049$21,962
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana19$102,494$22,342
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield16$153,075$22,418
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank16$98,245$22,525
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard15$149,691$22,699
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla47$179,721$22,793
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley11$271,386$22,927
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock11$318,294$23,335
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa14$144,097$23,389
Mercy General HospitalSacramento13$100,953$23,540
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara25$118,224$23,620
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego12$150,386$23,673
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding15$126,928$24,006
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale21$185,171$24,152
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego15$215,887$24,356
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville11$111,864$24,393
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek25$212,665$24,960
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose27$443,875$24,985
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville40$115,605$25,066
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage13$120,239$25,173
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno18$108,175$25,205
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento25$113,101$25,495
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia15$92,199$25,526
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae12$252,076$25,711
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks25$300,363$25,767
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno14$105,327$26,142
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa13$125,743$26,224
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas20$226,909$26,377
El Camino HealthMountain View13$178,229$26,395
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka16$87,557$26,412
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord24$215,430$26,439
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland25$117,292$28,400
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles28$379,368$29,619
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside11$233,671$31,823
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento26$131,269$32,008
Memorial Medical CenterModesto16$131,351$32,119
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco13$128,645$34,061
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose16$210,120$34,651
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey12$236,821$37,330
Stanford Health CareStanford43$318,380$38,200
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles17$135,427$41,163
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton11$195,200$42,367

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.