Chest pain in California
What 65 hospitals in California charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for chest pain (DRG 313), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$62,974
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$8,170
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$6,509
Average per stay
State rank
#28 of 31
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in California billed an average of $62,974 for chest pain, about 7.7 times the average total payment of $8,170. That payment is 17% above the U.S. average of $7,004.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $8,170Billed $62,974
About 13¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this stay.
California hospitals: chest pain
Every California hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa | 70 | $52,381 | $7,866 | $6,409 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista | 47 | $65,524 | $7,972 | $6,629 |
| Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley | 47 | $83,511 | $7,747 | $6,326 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina | 45 | $36,253 | $8,379 | $6,534 |
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia | 41 | $45,727 | $6,461 | $5,340 |
| Memorial Medical CenterModesto | 41 | $56,628 | $7,719 | $5,758 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles | 41 | $117,454 | $9,861 | $7,441 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks | 35 | $74,547 | $8,325 | $5,418 |
| Community Regional Medical CenterFresno | 32 | $45,853 | $8,515 | $7,004 |
| Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego | 31 | $71,373 | $8,604 | $6,556 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance | 31 | $73,675 | $7,369 | $4,914 |
| Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno | 28 | $37,186 | $8,311 | $6,627 |
| Sutter General HospitalSacramento | 28 | $50,390 | $9,309 | $6,701 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles | 28 | $36,948 | $8,353 | $6,559 |
| Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora | 26 | $34,243 | $7,471 | $6,370 |
| Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana | 26 | $49,596 | $7,482 | $6,068 |
| Mercy General HospitalSacramento | 24 | $58,071 | $7,994 | $6,743 |
| Los Alamitos Medical CenterLos Alamitos | 24 | $85,470 | $6,837 | $5,477 |
| Oroville HospitalOroville | 23 | $25,420 | $7,266 | $5,918 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge | 23 | $93,285 | $8,174 | $6,939 |
| Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale | 23 | $61,146 | $7,278 | $5,993 |
| Hollywood Community Hospital of HollywoodLos Angeles | 23 | $66,207 | $7,798 | $7,018 |
| Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs | 23 | $100,900 | $10,490 | $6,432 |
| Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalSalinas | 23 | $75,775 | $9,846 | $7,266 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills | 23 | $104,294 | $7,038 | $5,964 |
| Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys | 20 | $33,721 | $8,167 | $6,657 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville | 20 | $49,550 | $7,710 | $6,537 |
| West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim | 20 | $28,001 | $8,031 | $6,832 |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles | 19 | $33,272 | $8,087 | $7,216 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto | 19 | $134,481 | $12,465 | $9,869 |
| Lakewood Regional Medical CenterLakewood | 19 | $100,119 | $7,649 | $5,928 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido | 16 | $74,764 | $7,212 | $4,936 |
| Doctors Medical CenterModesto | 16 | $158,451 | $8,678 | $6,074 |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach | 16 | $104,224 | $10,472 | $7,394 |
| Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale | 15 | $53,684 | $8,003 | $6,588 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose | 15 | $139,113 | $9,063 | $6,317 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena | 15 | $62,656 | $7,714 | $6,543 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas | 15 | $40,681 | $7,134 | $6,257 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael | 15 | $68,130 | $8,137 | $6,489 |
| Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley | 15 | $74,231 | $7,238 | $5,933 |
| Kaweah Delta Medical CenterVisalia | 14 | $21,772 | $8,088 | $6,807 |
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard | 14 | $54,577 | $7,606 | $6,303 |
| Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena | 14 | $52,775 | $7,959 | $7,026 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose | 13 | $69,461 | $13,161 | $11,874 |
| PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier | 13 | $49,199 | $6,911 | $5,726 |
| Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra | 13 | $49,351 | $7,655 | $6,525 |
| St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley | 13 | $28,089 | $7,898 | $6,643 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta | 13 | $63,846 | $8,456 | $6,279 |
| Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana | 13 | $30,833 | $8,256 | $7,500 |
| Riverside Community HospitalRiverside | 12 | $95,883 | $9,779 | $7,629 |
| Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield | 12 | $57,358 | $7,594 | $6,501 |
| St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino | 12 | $59,939 | $8,816 | $7,614 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach | 12 | $47,670 | $7,182 | $5,805 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale | 12 | $59,402 | $8,164 | $6,789 |
| San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas | 12 | $27,160 | $7,132 | $5,636 |
| Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park | 12 | $53,024 | $7,884 | $6,524 |
| Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks | 12 | $20,904 | $7,570 | $6,006 |
| Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula | 12 | $72,033 | $9,436 | $7,669 |
| San Antonio Community HospitalUpland | 11 | $44,141 | $7,390 | $5,907 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside | 11 | $41,651 | $8,006 | $7,116 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek | 11 | $93,156 | $8,055 | $6,716 |
| Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae | 11 | $74,268 | $8,428 | $6,796 |
| Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield | 11 | $55,966 | $7,325 | $5,986 |
| Desert Valley HospitalVictorville | 11 | $23,271 | $7,423 | $6,323 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta | 11 | $40,501 | $8,443 | $6,784 |
Lowest and highest payments in California
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA | $6,461 |
|---|---|
| Los Alamitos Medical CenterLos Alamitos, CA | $6,837 |
| PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA | $6,911 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills, CA | $7,038 |
| San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA | $7,132 |
Highest
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA | $13,161 |
|---|---|
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto, CA | $12,465 |
| Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA | $10,490 |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach, CA | $10,472 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $9,861 |
Chest pain in other states
Questions
How much does chest pain cost in California?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for chest pain (DRG 313) at 65 hospitals in California was billed at $62,974 on average, while the average total payment was $8,170, of which Medicare paid $6,509. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in California, average charges were 7.7 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.