US Health Care Costs

Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis Without Mcc in California

MS-DRG 558: Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc

$109,688typical hospital bill
$11,220typical amount paid
$8,577–$15,408range paid across 4 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $109,688 for this stay in 2024, about 9.8 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
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas12$41,445$8,577
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego11$71,244$10,271
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles11$150,873$12,169
Stanford Health CareStanford14$148,131$15,408

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.