US Health Care Costs

Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) in California

MS-DRG 208: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours

$209,864typical hospital bill
$29,944typical amount paid
$24,815–$66,006range paid across 105 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $209,864 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside14$113,355$24,815
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona15$178,905$25,091
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas12$189,561$25,222
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley11$189,720$25,349
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta15$152,647$25,803
Enloe HealthChico48$237,228$25,853
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton29$127,627$25,899
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding12$120,674$25,913
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina25$104,845$26,037
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo20$130,537$26,113
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim13$92,024$26,299
Ucla West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills23$407,791$26,347
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance13$267,130$26,392
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands16$146,104$26,441
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland14$171,022$26,488
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana13$160,219$26,489
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard25$145,760$26,721
Mercy HospitalBakersfield12$164,096$27,001
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside11$171,070$27,038
Usc Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale11$185,396$27,102
Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte19$124,065$27,293
Mercy General HospitalSacramento11$183,517$27,340
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield18$225,689$27,400
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim19$171,002$27,468
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster18$140,676$27,479
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale13$317,408$27,738
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach40$142,851$27,759
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona28$247,793$27,802
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista15$239,165$28,022
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield15$246,253$28,034
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding31$186,137$28,034
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood22$137,916$28,090
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura11$93,186$28,234
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla12$266,896$28,378
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge13$297,696$28,709
Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles11$130,917$28,798
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale21$240,422$28,803
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock12$318,981$28,824
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido28$285,097$28,851
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale12$198,160$28,890
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael38$229,817$28,896
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria19$182,260$29,015
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento11$209,864$29,022
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance16$199,434$29,123
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego22$255,419$29,276
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara17$178,499$29,423
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose20$442,125$29,433
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood11$192,063$29,453
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley13$439,172$29,477
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno34$109,486$29,763
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach17$235,237$29,787
Adventist Health HanfordHanford13$133,951$29,835
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino19$209,974$29,944
St Rose HospitalHayward13$89,625$30,103
Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville21$234,346$30,147
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia37$126,670$30,196
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana13$122,839$30,226
Mercy Medical CenterMerced18$241,713$30,433
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego26$177,571$30,526
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside27$385,072$30,629
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento21$167,673$30,652
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa32$214,593$30,683
Ahmc Seton Medical CenterDaly City12$239,144$30,709
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta13$167,953$30,719
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka17$184,070$30,817
Washington HospitalFremont13$206,332$30,851
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville43$182,145$30,885
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach12$204,192$31,246
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas11$248,567$31,283
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley11$101,883$31,427
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord15$339,841$31,555
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange29$150,024$31,560
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa32$252,884$31,815
Memorial Medical CenterModesto35$152,327$32,242
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa22$280,774$32,425
Usc Arcadia HospitalArcadia19$281,983$32,494
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield19$366,513$32,534
Doctors Medical CenterModesto28$636,190$32,837
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz12$317,592$33,234
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles11$272,963$33,300
Huntington HospitalPasadena15$322,304$33,316
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno29$156,373$33,388
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage31$235,796$33,764
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank31$276,940$33,766
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs15$426,447$34,748
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek23$316,080$35,485
Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose30$664,120$35,486
St Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton17$230,832$35,763
Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley13$157,086$36,202
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks29$442,247$38,362
El Camino HealthMountain View11$424,501$38,928
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco19$131,711$39,654
Uci Health-OrangeOrange18$167,386$42,082
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego25$225,837$43,302
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda40$282,035$46,168
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles32$610,974$48,180
Highland HospitalOakland31$200,458$49,496
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco17$307,862$51,408
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles16$222,481$57,501
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles15$223,499$58,760
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med CenterTorrance11$172,899$59,313
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose32$319,542$60,118
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento29$435,455$61,956
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco11$376,413$65,010
Stanford Health CareStanford22$703,410$66,006

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.