US Health Care Costs

Urinary Stones Without Mcc in California

MS-DRG 694: Urinary stones without mcc

$46,078typical hospital bill
$8,973typical amount paid
$7,890–$9,333range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,078 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Memorial Medical CenterModesto11$46,078$7,890
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno12$34,826$8,973
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord12$85,091$9,333

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.