US Health Care Costs

Sepsis, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc

$116,759typical hospital bill
$21,560typical amount paid
$15,208–$53,363range paid across 261 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $116,759 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara27$56,977$15,208
Casa Colina HospitalPomona15$51,554$15,668
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway189$160,548$16,425
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia503$131,545$16,572
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido342$176,671$17,030
Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City51$60,403$17,836
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach1,082$82,100$17,894
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside228$99,655$18,023
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills238$142,850$18,063
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo230$119,916$18,111
Community Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park88$119,740$18,212
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton166$218,360$18,321
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands186$151,544$18,412
Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma50$92,129$18,417
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding378$81,674$18,434
Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange35$84,060$18,459
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton712$89,902$18,488
Uci Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia109$255,767$18,497
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley270$139,998$18,497
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos209$253,101$18,518
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas575$94,929$18,603
Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca116$273,861$18,613
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas146$93,774$18,721
Enloe HealthChico607$146,101$18,762
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo122$213,178$18,780
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield433$132,222$18,809
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale223$124,410$18,919
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora194$94,379$18,934
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin217$113,133$18,941
Adventist Health TulareTulare98$71,440$18,960
Oroville HospitalOroville932$48,820$18,966
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo694$101,956$19,048
Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino117$91,446$19,064
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro177$74,143$19,065
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla558$118,276$19,071
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado60$128,199$19,179
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland253$158,124$19,185
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio112$181,158$19,209
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroSan Pedro114$100,933$19,256
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma123$121,469$19,270
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach155$102,387$19,368
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi401$185,553$19,373
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard646$108,802$19,414
Mad River Community HospitalArcata33$70,451$19,426
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim203$112,221$19,432
Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk148$107,457$19,438
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley318$99,589$19,480
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville308$70,541$19,488
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills288$297,149$19,519
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale195$208,746$19,589
Mercy HospitalBakersfield337$111,566$19,590
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance480$154,562$19,636
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina517$84,358$19,640
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey213$148,319$19,656
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria584$99,189$19,661
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield426$120,094$19,706
Adventist Health HanfordHanford266$84,316$19,723
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom218$112,129$19,759
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica598$100,141$19,774
La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma197$65,296$19,776
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside145$135,505$19,780
Dameron HospitalStockton65$180,824$19,786
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock240$246,223$19,835
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley354$167,134$19,845
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona160$152,418$19,860
Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville81$59,106$19,880
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks206$73,661$19,912
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney269$109,056$19,954
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena203$122,103$19,978
Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana41$72,890$19,980
Mercy General HospitalSacramento212$132,488$19,990
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland134$105,034$20,027
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa564$140,503$20,057
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana419$131,316$20,095
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn241$76,899$20,103
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove248$89,487$20,128
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley164$59,576$20,135
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles363$106,001$20,148
San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning60$103,172$20,152
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra141$119,435$20,169
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier523$138,690$20,188
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel326$119,782$20,203
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier149$120,419$20,208
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding673$118,129$20,228
Pacifica Hospital of the ValleySun Valley15$61,687$20,281
Huntington HospitalPasadena667$177,714$20,296
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank777$128,488$20,297
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona435$176,011$20,299
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park229$193,232$20,312
Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair129$80,061$20,327
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville173$138,102$20,353
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis218$84,215$20,368
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale424$129,085$20,371
Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park34$184,653$20,400
Memorial Medical CenterModesto650$100,716$20,403
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis457$129,935$20,415
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy212$90,203$20,433
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge611$192,493$20,480
Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte91$98,837$20,484
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster404$99,916$20,498
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood224$291,834$20,596
Novato Community HospitalNovato163$70,734$20,598
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena97$151,262$20,656
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles436$92,801$20,658
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood379$89,722$20,718
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino162$86,268$20,723
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista292$163,989$20,743
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles279$97,965$20,763
College Medical CenterLong Beach48$64,956$20,767
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley272$278,596$20,813
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana128$96,400$20,837
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks623$273,364$20,899
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino158$139,771$20,972
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael400$121,886$20,997
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff210$88,095$21,036
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach342$166,301$21,041
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage779$118,242$21,062
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville1,040$94,165$21,101
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim442$75,389$21,125
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City239$116,039$21,234
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City137$150,302$21,237
St Rose HospitalHayward137$97,331$21,255
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills434$152,213$21,318
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta137$104,370$21,429
Adventist Health DelanoDelano89$42,494$21,435
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville184$145,895$21,456
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance357$124,441$21,498
East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles50$96,247$21,503
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon125$309,111$21,530
Doctors Medical CenterModesto315$418,206$21,538
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley327$98,632$21,560
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale814$167,112$21,560
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City135$66,336$21,576
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta162$151,684$21,633
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch316$104,343$21,637
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco90$77,795$21,647
Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree52$142,638$21,726
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood334$119,616$21,783
Alameda HospitalAlameda139$132,330$21,787
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City100$153,282$21,838
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville225$63,370$21,848
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura272$55,668$21,852
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood743$133,104$21,895
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa268$152,981$21,924
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose530$281,463$21,925
Mercy Medical CenterMerced431$137,386$21,962
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville578$136,132$21,964
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno414$123,713$22,013
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange471$83,791$22,117
Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim43$69,144$22,140
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka390$116,737$22,151
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia304$185,715$22,214
Adventist Health SonoraSonora395$114,170$22,244
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento225$118,937$22,262
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs263$270,514$22,268
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz577$211,840$22,271
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara578$120,225$22,273
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos50$45,619$22,292
Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet206$83,397$22,408
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley418$109,140$22,504
El Camino HealthMountain View549$197,829$22,517
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach270$133,043$22,542
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae399$199,863$22,657
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura153$124,027$22,689
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego516$124,784$22,741
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa359$141,328$22,781
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego324$148,643$23,017
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland605$96,808$23,021
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco45$88,491$23,037
Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco17$68,309$23,071
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys282$88,719$23,207
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame620$84,513$23,231
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City192$70,059$23,247
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia175$90,587$23,266
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno36$94,508$23,268
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles124$98,163$23,338
Barstow Community HospitalBarstow53$126,573$23,544
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo210$98,629$23,617
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield419$232,743$23,658
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles120$103,736$23,707
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc72$71,164$23,734
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills41$106,344$23,767
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno419$88,122$23,795
Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino50$137,740$23,811
Washington HospitalFremont337$156,979$23,856
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah167$103,160$23,873
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley358$93,963$23,921
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas367$170,563$23,975
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton282$191,834$24,163
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek522$217,186$24,335
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco194$91,040$24,398
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles258$202,486$24,440
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord335$215,164$24,470
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento488$104,594$24,560
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose456$358,489$24,621
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park80$71,972$24,983
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp115$165,202$25,001
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney112$119,602$25,133
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles148$287,652$25,348
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson214$77,005$25,623
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside614$276,017$25,680
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City84$88,790$25,741
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City25$88,473$25,747
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento155$114,580$25,760
San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo15$63,259$25,772
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla141$97,745$25,815
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton830$170,717$25,823
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana138$96,068$25,969
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula144$150,252$26,199
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley229$153,165$26,424
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas73$142,121$26,430
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa348$116,759$26,539
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield48$74,264$26,786
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim100$75,787$26,792
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City86$81,319$26,877
Colusa Medical CenterColusa50$40,018$27,531
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton149$120,694$27,566
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose107$110,723$27,870
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey554$175,068$28,009
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco200$158,017$28,112
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego126$83,181$28,452
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles1,247$330,924$28,713
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica473$145,259$29,008
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro60$91,182$29,272
Ucsf Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco64$204,140$29,640
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch115$98,733$30,097
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento156$119,327$30,403
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo116$124,978$30,799
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda317$146,667$31,039
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles102$114,112$31,280
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland261$121,920$31,652
Uci Health-OrangeOrange423$131,659$31,746
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco286$106,804$31,888
Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael28$103,782$31,950
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe36$110,102$32,053
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca74$109,289$32,864
Highland HospitalOakland201$145,490$33,676
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley18$75,884$33,881
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville114$142,938$34,605
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville42$147,129$34,947
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento523$186,009$34,954
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside74$96,333$34,984
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose654$177,462$35,210
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek74$112,236$35,489
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego585$143,869$35,921
Adventist Health ReedleyReedley12$52,339$35,989
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco66$67,953$36,396
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles52$173,762$37,233
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance178$110,520$40,764
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles214$109,828$41,137
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont54$82,817$41,188
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco158$193,253$41,597
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar163$113,415$42,206
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles427$148,388$42,270
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco558$245,418$43,403
Stanford Health CareStanford594$413,501$44,434
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez43$66,434$45,523
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco27$88,331$46,860
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa48$106,134$47,696
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos75$72,846$49,025
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara104$136,774$53,363

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.