US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with major complications in California

MS-DRG 064: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc

$138,885typical hospital bill
$21,853typical amount paid
$15,450–$90,012range paid across 157 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $138,885 for this stay in 2024, about 6.4 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
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia71$125,207$15,450
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway17$133,375$16,719
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo12$90,061$16,873
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley23$121,625$17,022
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley23$146,377$17,074
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey17$142,460$17,237
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills24$145,626$17,468
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido48$194,262$17,532
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas47$103,427$17,677
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach84$82,246$17,938
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville16$90,062$17,939
Enloe HealthChico89$126,970$18,039
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside32$90,233$18,059
Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi17$147,806$18,200
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield50$97,627$18,252
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo61$109,166$18,262
Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton16$260,888$18,373
Memorial Medical CenterModesto31$96,605$18,489
Oroville HospitalOroville50$51,185$18,563
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance55$143,869$18,633
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon12$270,647$18,703
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding28$75,243$18,739
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica49$106,886$18,756
Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra15$82,489$18,781
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro18$64,570$18,829
Mercy HospitalBakersfield22$99,838$18,850
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton82$106,309$18,866
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom20$117,512$18,877
Pih Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier74$127,692$18,880
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills36$290,750$18,907
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard51$111,283$19,000
Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena16$116,510$19,062
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley21$123,762$19,077
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana27$110,408$19,146
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley34$90,530$19,236
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood26$271,510$19,329
Pih Health Downey HospitalDowney11$90,725$19,476
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos45$290,097$19,491
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks15$70,042$19,593
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria49$129,492$19,600
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles27$88,128$19,638
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla78$151,777$19,780
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland40$211,589$19,894
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis28$102,996$20,116
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park32$189,899$20,170
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding77$135,758$20,197
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel14$90,896$20,199
Mercy Medical CenterMerced31$134,928$20,225
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield50$121,279$20,232
Mercy General HospitalSacramento28$128,514$20,244
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo21$271,496$20,273
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale23$190,055$20,354
Adventist Health HanfordHanford20$105,379$20,444
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles15$97,444$20,522
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz38$186,777$20,569
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae44$167,428$20,649
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley11$66,532$20,663
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta34$138,517$20,702
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale27$127,151$20,718
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster39$101,820$20,718
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim12$55,721$20,810
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange47$79,575$20,824
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach24$111,670$20,869
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville11$155,646$20,921
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood50$90,405$20,930
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage58$111,087$20,952
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa15$86,651$20,969
Huntington HospitalPasadena65$193,209$21,062
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance66$103,959$21,111
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood27$113,816$21,116
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento14$101,530$21,148
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina27$109,960$21,177
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge42$241,873$21,206
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa19$123,127$21,230
Doctors Medical CenterModesto137$438,490$21,244
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno24$70,355$21,290
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale62$174,321$21,416
Adventist Health SonoraSonora18$97,068$21,538
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood29$86,618$21,853
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona75$230,297$21,886
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael108$161,122$21,920
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego43$165,139$21,979
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills39$189,432$21,987
El Camino HealthMountain View51$216,272$21,990
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy13$110,970$22,027
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia61$72,368$22,048
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland46$106,853$22,170
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura16$49,135$22,233
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento14$97,031$22,280
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas39$163,341$22,397
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa64$164,268$22,453
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank77$181,079$22,454
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara97$137,051$22,495
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa84$169,131$22,508
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego47$154,458$22,623
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana37$142,280$22,659
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville45$132,959$22,810
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame62$102,774$22,908
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville86$104,678$23,009
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs72$324,517$23,017
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista38$210,571$23,154
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach50$203,495$23,367
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura13$160,498$23,422
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno116$112,655$23,447
Alameda HospitalAlameda12$162,388$23,460
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands16$311,592$23,579
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka34$99,754$23,754
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino22$198,191$23,797
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys16$85,949$23,965
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton33$176,645$24,010
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley45$340,271$24,011
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks72$303,232$24,268
Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah15$80,576$24,280
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord30$221,188$24,481
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley42$109,609$24,624
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City11$164,284$24,859
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco52$99,322$24,933
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside81$347,106$24,941
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose51$419,140$25,404
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey51$150,897$25,531
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles11$118,130$25,659
Ucsf Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco11$170,872$25,852
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose75$492,795$25,958
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek94$215,979$26,028
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton37$275,015$26,043
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento70$138,885$26,341
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula30$146,572$26,481
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia21$228,179$26,838
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica26$162,781$27,660
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp15$189,819$27,775
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley54$138,631$27,834
Uci Health-OrangeOrange49$119,311$28,298
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose12$101,141$28,853
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara11$106,994$31,102
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles132$378,360$31,144
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield48$188,237$31,191
Washington HospitalFremont38$208,325$31,198
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley23$201,307$31,539
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose54$172,116$31,871
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco24$125,051$32,779
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda60$213,207$34,141
Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles29$156,340$34,143
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego73$155,385$35,598
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana23$107,173$37,237
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland31$141,238$37,546
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento74$212,176$37,595
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco40$263,974$37,759
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles33$155,030$38,185
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles26$141,914$38,802
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles16$220,760$39,426
Highland HospitalOakland20$240,447$41,265
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton12$252,222$42,155
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco89$264,981$43,177
Stanford Health CareStanford98$411,099$45,082
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance13$194,383$48,011
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles63$212,809$48,913
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento12$266,312$90,012

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.