US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 194: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc

$94,240typical hospital bill
$8,380typical amount paid
$7,312–$11,642range paid across 11 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $94,240 for this stay in 2024, about 11.2 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
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas12$95,158$7,312
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas20$120,576$7,548
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City22$34,345$7,702
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas24$117,002$7,896
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno16$32,967$7,959
Henderson HospitalHenderson20$101,715$8,380
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno29$32,513$8,595
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas11$138,382$8,763
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas18$94,240$9,270
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson21$68,380$9,758
University Medical CenterLas Vegas11$54,470$11,642

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.