US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with major complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 193: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc

$101,981typical hospital bill
$12,447typical amount paid
$11,236–$16,534range paid across 19 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $101,981 for this stay in 2024, about 8.2 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
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno15$31,087$11,236
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson163$101,981$11,252
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno62$35,933$11,922
Henderson HospitalHenderson87$156,751$11,933
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks46$82,753$12,091
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas112$178,475$12,117
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas87$148,723$12,183
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno171$38,580$12,387
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas73$210,879$12,400
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City137$40,110$12,447
North Vista HospitalNorth Las Vegas15$47,192$12,676
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas41$89,195$12,886
Northern Nevada Sierra Medical CenterReno12$106,245$12,987
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas35$175,753$13,194
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas64$188,873$13,358
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas67$121,985$13,735
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas162$138,739$14,341
Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalElko21$48,181$15,112
University Medical CenterLas Vegas42$78,826$16,534

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.