US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 193: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc

$83,191typical hospital bill
$14,391typical amount paid
$10,483–$60,274range paid across 223 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,191 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway57$119,269$10,483
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia129$103,492$11,210
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido122$126,156$11,223
Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara14$67,039$12,165
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley63$92,389$12,172
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale61$91,193$12,177
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas61$58,290$12,331
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance139$119,067$12,408
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo56$73,970$12,419
Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale14$52,326$12,419
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos48$208,478$12,443
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia89$129,794$12,456
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla81$67,854$12,538
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado34$96,034$12,572
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside35$72,645$12,645
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding67$56,535$12,677
Adventist Health TulareTulare24$49,353$12,703
Enloe HealthChico207$99,725$12,704
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey44$106,126$12,779
Memorial Medical CenterModesto113$75,716$12,782
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield105$92,154$12,799
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney37$60,213$12,805
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo39$155,896$12,816
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica87$68,053$12,833
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach24$53,472$12,885
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroSan Pedro17$68,830$12,901
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora52$76,604$12,908
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley67$106,839$12,912
Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca32$190,540$12,914
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands31$88,976$12,936
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia34$203,876$12,982
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin27$75,604$13,074
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier60$81,002$13,083
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank114$96,395$13,088
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills82$210,315$13,133
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis149$82,364$13,133
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland109$108,976$13,178
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley55$75,350$13,206
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach135$70,271$13,219
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana65$110,041$13,244
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton55$146,916$13,279
Mercy General HospitalSacramento45$115,960$13,283
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield40$78,862$13,301
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood52$139,055$13,306
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville40$79,032$13,322
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard130$80,184$13,324
College Medical CenterLong Beach11$49,911$13,340
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis13$58,473$13,353
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy32$62,748$13,369
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn38$61,694$13,379
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance49$90,732$13,398
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria81$75,064$13,401
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk24$92,861$13,403
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville12$44,430$13,427
Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair14$40,588$13,436
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma26$59,785$13,454
Community Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park13$97,467$13,492
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra49$75,782$13,517
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi97$141,667$13,532
Dameron HospitalStockton22$170,769$13,555
Mercy HospitalBakersfield121$83,964$13,562
Adventist Health HanfordHanford57$57,748$13,563
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo105$92,762$13,576
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks41$51,816$13,584
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock82$168,396$13,626
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park51$130,019$13,627
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim36$65,255$13,667
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley35$34,067$13,700
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills37$118,674$13,723
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel33$75,292$13,723
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley84$189,155$13,738
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale66$129,170$13,740
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside42$79,300$13,753
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena16$83,085$13,771
Doctors Medical CenterModesto70$246,652$13,783
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena16$126,537$13,787
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio26$138,762$13,797
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona35$121,451$13,809
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove24$62,906$13,819
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier31$87,086$13,831
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley87$60,392$13,836
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona46$105,039$13,847
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding90$89,454$13,848
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista99$115,564$13,870
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro57$61,380$13,899
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael106$102,850$13,902
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville47$52,599$13,936
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood155$68,428$14,028
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles87$50,430$14,037
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage126$73,930$14,046
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills47$86,433$14,052
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa99$102,393$14,081
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale76$97,423$14,093
Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte38$68,908$14,095
Novato Community HospitalNovato16$44,780$14,115
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma32$114,641$14,120
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton42$126,487$14,132
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton109$70,826$14,155
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood37$59,272$14,155
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara80$81,541$14,197
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff28$73,268$14,200
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge63$146,859$14,200
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville21$106,911$14,208
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon50$247,858$14,233
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim93$54,044$14,234
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana17$63,638$14,241
Huntington HospitalPasadena134$133,777$14,260
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles31$62,877$14,289
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City16$54,039$14,309
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale321$114,907$14,373
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa54$96,353$14,375
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood19$65,575$14,391
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina130$68,186$14,451
San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning29$69,897$14,455
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster28$65,356$14,487
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City21$75,516$14,522
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka62$69,292$14,533
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys39$52,508$14,541
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta38$81,971$14,592
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura63$46,215$14,612
Mercy Medical CenterMerced61$92,482$14,633
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego35$72,648$14,636
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles47$74,857$14,641
Adventist Health SonoraSonora45$90,273$14,697
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame44$66,659$14,735
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville34$50,900$14,744
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno75$88,998$14,752
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange64$58,409$14,763
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville152$77,260$14,803
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae48$129,741$14,814
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks111$202,466$14,878
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia160$52,572$14,888
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley41$83,109$14,919
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz78$144,720$14,938
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles52$136,307$14,940
St Rose HospitalHayward16$69,969$14,940
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento49$92,917$14,958
Adventist Health DelanoDelano19$37,928$15,001
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek118$160,429$15,009
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs59$171,266$15,016
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach48$121,810$15,037
El Camino HealthMountain View140$132,783$15,048
Alameda HospitalAlameda47$81,322$15,075
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino93$107,649$15,094
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno199$60,787$15,122
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta70$97,100$15,137
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch46$95,248$15,147
East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles12$59,813$15,150
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey108$95,407$15,160
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas92$114,336$15,212
Washington HospitalFremont93$103,912$15,235
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City21$52,306$15,251
Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree37$96,215$15,260
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City15$88,196$15,341
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco12$41,596$15,347
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa70$81,201$15,349
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord53$149,637$15,357
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach24$85,189$15,372
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville95$118,481$15,392
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana21$54,535$15,472
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield96$167,010$15,481
Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino13$77,955$15,615
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica42$77,828$15,706
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland22$93,247$15,791
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura28$89,267$15,807
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet50$60,385$15,861
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo32$70,152$15,889
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose105$253,335$15,994
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp17$137,945$16,023
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney11$83,702$16,134
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City25$179,741$16,219
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley23$68,748$16,245
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa48$57,948$16,311
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland46$79,198$16,360
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc25$75,770$16,528
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson22$63,878$16,592
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles14$65,156$16,627
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego88$106,382$16,640
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento66$83,191$16,713
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose56$228,524$16,775
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom48$87,047$16,802
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles13$62,906$16,867
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco21$76,731$16,972
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula58$90,843$17,061
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah36$80,833$17,098
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton59$103,779$17,211
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla25$48,861$17,288
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley33$95,169$17,294
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles16$202,123$17,508
San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo11$41,399$17,958
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside65$190,283$18,062
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco21$85,823$18,320
Ucsf Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco15$127,875$18,767
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas21$90,760$18,942
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego15$51,854$18,999
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton28$84,224$19,347
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles235$223,597$19,803
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento11$114,538$20,528
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim15$66,794$20,657
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles15$90,614$20,684
Uci Health-OrangeOrange30$81,427$20,706
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco12$42,177$20,892
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City11$43,238$21,047
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe11$122,277$21,552
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda24$82,094$21,594
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco22$82,493$22,465
Highland HospitalOakland58$74,332$22,648
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego64$91,147$23,035
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento86$120,265$23,200
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles39$69,396$23,499
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose93$134,256$24,599
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca11$86,369$25,558
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco36$91,139$26,244
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance15$51,147$27,680
Stanford Health CareStanford112$257,291$27,695
Adventist Health ReedleyReedley12$48,507$27,871
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco55$151,740$28,073
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles30$49,079$29,319
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland28$99,940$30,031
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos18$47,720$32,775
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar13$56,242$34,368
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez12$66,028$38,078
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville14$194,190$60,274

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.