US Health Care Costs

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

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

$291,139typical hospital bill
$25,302typical amount paid
$21,773–$29,472range paid across 13 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $291,139 for this stay in 2024, about 11.5 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
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas12$430,961$21,773
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas13$332,936$22,348
Henderson HospitalHenderson28$375,549$22,498
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson27$212,566$24,274
North Vista HospitalNorth Las Vegas20$131,118$25,038
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas102$315,761$25,109
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas20$353,486$25,302
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City15$102,833$25,359
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas23$472,884$25,476
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno40$148,701$25,564
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas47$291,139$26,977
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas23$221,883$27,861
University Medical CenterLas Vegas14$136,014$29,472

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.