What 245 hospitals in California charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in California billed an average of $100,999 for heart failure and shock with major complications, about 6.5 times the average total payment of $15,543. That payment is 29% above the U.S. average of $12,050.
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.
About 15¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in California:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles | 575 | $233,054 | $19,504 | $15,364 |
| Enloe Medical CenterChico | 439 | $101,149 | $12,339 | $11,360 |
| Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno | 345 | $58,463 | $14,733 | $12,832 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach | 341 | $55,678 | $12,198 | $10,598 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla | 338 | $82,114 | $12,695 | $11,181 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville | 331 | $69,302 | $13,315 | $12,141 |
| Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage | 314 | $76,104 | $13,914 | $12,292 |
| Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa | 313 | $85,871 | $13,340 | $12,013 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto | 309 | $300,529 | $32,903 | $25,938 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale | 295 | $98,242 | $13,785 | $12,441 |
| El Camino HospitalMountain View | 295 | $131,100 | $14,480 | $13,106 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose | 285 | $114,368 | $22,182 | $20,269 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek | 282 | $147,957 | $15,320 | $13,063 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance | 276 | $118,836 | $12,307 | $11,119 |
| Community Regional Medical CenterFresno | 270 | $67,516 | $14,636 | $13,173 |
| Kaweah Delta Medical CenterVisalia | 264 | $51,180 | $14,806 | $13,130 |
| Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis | 259 | $81,563 | $12,723 | $11,608 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord | 258 | $147,693 | $15,919 | $13,228 |
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento | 257 | $128,967 | $23,484 | $16,240 |
| Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville | 249 | $104,093 | $14,629 | $13,576 |
| Sutter General HospitalSacramento | 245 | $70,642 | $15,511 | $13,945 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey | 245 | $123,140 | $17,010 | $15,289 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael | 242 | $86,958 | $13,990 | $12,708 |
| University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego | 237 | $100,370 | $25,704 | $17,251 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena | 233 | $116,839 | $13,693 | $12,154 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | 231 | $84,708 | $14,163 | $12,898 |
| Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana | 229 | $94,017 | $13,248 | $11,321 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank | 226 | $96,035 | $13,686 | $12,091 |
| Memorial Medical CenterModesto | 226 | $73,342 | $13,661 | $11,290 |
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard | 219 | $74,331 | $12,864 | $11,458 |
| Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalSalinas | 219 | $115,683 | $16,237 | $14,433 |
| Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield | 217 | $83,684 | $12,317 | $11,264 |
| Mercy General HospitalSacramento | 211 | $96,886 | $14,315 | $12,694 |
| Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria | 210 | $64,561 | $12,943 | $11,445 |
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia | 208 | $93,514 | $10,679 | $9,431 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas | 207 | $66,617 | $12,379 | $10,928 |
| Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego | 202 | $95,587 | $15,639 | $11,951 |
| Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame | 199 | $74,617 | $16,072 | $13,656 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose | 198 | $198,880 | $15,165 | $12,950 |
| Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego | 197 | $79,073 | $15,218 | $13,059 |
| Mercy Medical Ctr MercedMerced | 194 | $96,824 | $14,318 | $12,612 |
| Washington HospitalFremont | 193 | $120,050 | $15,420 | $14,141 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista | 193 | $108,956 | $14,396 | $12,376 |
| Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding | 193 | $76,469 | $13,262 | $11,996 |
| Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda | 189 | $84,343 | $20,965 | $16,469 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland | 179 | $76,669 | $15,026 | $13,394 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge | 176 | $144,558 | $13,930 | $12,853 |
| St Josephs Med Center of StocktonStockton | 173 | $113,063 | $17,290 | $15,695 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica | 168 | $108,691 | $18,633 | $16,666 |
| PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier | 168 | $88,926 | $12,877 | $11,774 |
| Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz | 168 | $154,520 | $14,778 | $12,872 |
| Doctors Medical CenterModesto | 166 | $259,631 | $13,827 | $12,675 |
| Northbay Medical CenterFairfield | 165 | $161,065 | $15,080 | $13,806 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa | 164 | $90,067 | $15,065 | $13,433 |
| St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley | 164 | $68,097 | $13,299 | $12,025 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina | 162 | $58,289 | $13,363 | $11,620 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood | 161 | $58,280 | $13,937 | $12,954 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles | 159 | $63,995 | $13,457 | $12,229 |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach | 159 | $121,209 | $15,227 | $12,132 |
| San Antonio Community HospitalUpland | 157 | $107,286 | $13,110 | $11,845 |
| St Jude Medical CenterFullerton | 155 | $57,222 | $12,730 | $10,638 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido | 153 | $105,283 | $10,128 | $8,960 |
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica | 152 | $59,471 | $12,342 | $10,743 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance | 152 | $81,460 | $13,710 | $11,738 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia | 150 | $124,949 | $13,889 | $11,878 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles | 147 | $131,874 | $33,060 | $23,336 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton | 146 | $139,992 | $14,563 | $13,263 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks | 145 | $156,226 | $13,231 | $11,768 |
| Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley | 145 | $175,363 | $13,966 | $12,812 |
| Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding | 145 | $48,249 | $13,205 | $10,901 |
| St Joseph HospitalOrange | 144 | $62,702 | $15,022 | $11,606 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona | 144 | $98,727 | $13,612 | $11,979 |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med CenterMission Viejo | 143 | $74,898 | $12,173 | $10,964 |
| UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco | 142 | $156,962 | $26,634 | $20,195 |
| Lodi Memorial HospitalLodi | 141 | $142,061 | $13,576 | $12,056 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills | 138 | $84,116 | $13,665 | $11,550 |
| Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae | 138 | $138,111 | $14,720 | $13,667 |
| St Joseph HospitalEureka | 137 | $76,499 | $14,298 | $12,756 |
| UCI Health-OrangeOrange | 137 | $96,845 | $21,706 | $17,915 |
| Saddleback Memorial Medical CenterLaguna Hills | 137 | $95,834 | $12,130 | $10,708 |
| Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale | 134 | $85,591 | $13,220 | $12,140 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura | 133 | $38,300 | $14,676 | $12,495 |
| Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento | 131 | $86,500 | $15,194 | $13,578 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus HospSan Francisco | 127 | $70,495 | $21,968 | $16,500 |
| Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa | 127 | $78,411 | $17,077 | $14,719 |
| Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch | 127 | $82,576 | $14,877 | $13,360 |
| Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom | 125 | $88,091 | $12,756 | $11,581 |
| Emanuel Medical Center INCTurlock | 124 | $148,360 | $13,144 | $12,078 |
| Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield | 121 | $77,679 | $13,395 | $11,621 |
| French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo | 120 | $68,393 | $11,470 | $10,283 |
| Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley | 116 | $119,793 | $12,591 | $10,658 |
| Riverside Community HospitalRiverside | 114 | $153,920 | $16,918 | $14,966 |
| Hanford Community Medical CenterHanford | 112 | $56,033 | $13,068 | $11,917 |
| Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley | 112 | $105,743 | $12,341 | $10,680 |
| Highland HospitalOakland | 112 | $103,803 | $23,977 | $22,373 |
| Twin Cities Community HospitalTempleton | 110 | $127,685 | $11,779 | $10,637 |
| Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys | 109 | $54,982 | $14,957 | $13,894 |
| Oroville HospitalOroville | 107 | $33,633 | $12,495 | $11,671 |
| Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose | 107 | $250,300 | $15,756 | $14,856 |
| Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley | 106 | $68,972 | $14,344 | $12,550 |
| Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa | 105 | $92,714 | $14,793 | $13,309 |
| Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona | 104 | $97,917 | $13,226 | $11,883 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills | 103 | $184,028 | $12,439 | $11,488 |
| Los Alamitos Medical CenterLos Alamitos | 103 | $165,329 | $12,445 | $10,847 |
| Downey Regional Medical CenterDowney | 101 | $68,477 | $13,302 | $12,231 |
| Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks | 101 | $49,340 | $13,032 | $12,116 |
| Sequoia HospitalRedwood City | 97 | $149,722 | $14,336 | $13,002 |
| Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs | 97 | $178,804 | $15,490 | $14,111 |
| Desert Valley HospitalVictorville | 97 | $40,190 | $13,638 | $11,648 |
| Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale | 96 | $79,150 | $11,561 | $10,649 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles | 96 | $176,960 | $16,999 | $15,989 |
| Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley | 93 | $94,437 | $17,881 | $16,672 |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez | 91 | $48,318 | $31,705 | $21,661 |
| Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles | 91 | $79,685 | $31,166 | $25,962 |
| Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena | 90 | $68,237 | $13,383 | $12,576 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley | 89 | $75,041 | $12,885 | $11,639 |
| San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco | 88 | $102,497 | $25,859 | $23,402 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland/RichmondOakland | 87 | $80,698 | $24,843 | $16,277 |
| St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino | 86 | $107,787 | $15,071 | $13,750 |
| St Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco | 86 | $143,614 | $18,731 | $16,569 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn | 86 | $54,507 | $13,333 | $12,417 |
| Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)Placerville | 85 | $70,177 | $12,829 | $11,543 |
| Lakewood Regional Medical CenterLakewood | 84 | $211,897 | $14,263 | $12,812 |
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance | 83 | $71,966 | $30,080 | $23,993 |
| West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim | 83 | $48,602 | $13,886 | $12,458 |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles | 82 | $62,308 | $13,833 | $12,814 |
| Mercy HospitalBakersfield | 78 | $79,964 | $13,324 | $12,189 |
| Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula | 78 | $90,225 | $17,400 | $15,183 |
| Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood | 77 | $54,942 | $14,493 | $13,650 |
| Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway | 76 | $90,702 | $8,848 | $7,797 |
| El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro | 75 | $50,138 | $12,721 | $11,879 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr - St. Luke's CampusSan Francisco | 75 | $63,356 | $15,984 | $14,811 |
| White Memorial Medical CenterLos Angeles | 73 | $147,234 | $16,171 | $14,576 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical CenterLancaster | 72 | $138,312 | $12,963 | $11,837 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta | 72 | $92,363 | $13,905 | $12,463 |
| Marina del Rey HospitalMarina del Rey | 72 | $95,059 | $12,228 | $11,185 |
| Paradise Valley HospitalNational City | 69 | $39,725 | $14,482 | $13,459 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley | 69 | $82,173 | $16,060 | $14,527 |
| Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles | 69 | $70,295 | $14,364 | $13,351 |
| St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff | 68 | $65,381 | $13,801 | $12,721 |
| Hollywood Community Hospital of HollywoodLos Angeles | 68 | $94,169 | $14,017 | $12,984 |
| Sonora Community HospitalSonora | 68 | $93,924 | $14,015 | $13,008 |
| Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park | 68 | $96,932 | $13,683 | $12,230 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical CtrSan Ramon | 66 | $223,931 | $13,919 | $12,741 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta | 64 | $71,240 | $14,569 | $13,083 |
| Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside | 62 | $62,091 | $12,323 | $11,334 |
| Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar | 61 | $77,954 | $33,634 | $27,711 |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton | 61 | $64,888 | $18,578 | $16,936 |
| St Rose HospitalHayward | 59 | $63,638 | $14,518 | $13,647 |
| Sutter Amador HospitalJackson | 59 | $60,288 | $17,217 | $14,865 |
| Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy | 59 | $59,231 | $12,678 | $11,431 |
| Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin | 58 | $90,125 | $12,855 | $11,613 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego | 56 | $61,735 | $16,478 | $11,421 |
| Ukiah Valley Medical Center/Hospital DUkiah | 55 | $79,258 | $16,293 | $14,330 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento/RosevilleSacramento | 54 | $69,550 | $21,113 | $12,178 |
| Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City | 53 | $60,902 | $14,829 | $13,697 |
| Sutter Davis HospitalDavis | 53 | $67,329 | $13,909 | $11,946 |
| Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora | 53 | $57,022 | $11,983 | $10,916 |
| St Helena HospitalDeer Park | 52 | $129,508 | $13,796 | $12,886 |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel | 52 | $65,164 | $13,355 | $12,319 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach | 52 | $86,466 | $15,313 | $13,628 |
| Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo | 51 | $71,007 | $15,488 | $14,464 |
| Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier | 51 | $70,892 | $13,300 | $12,485 |
| USC University HospitalLos Angeles | 50 | $103,201 | $24,963 | $16,472 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San PedroLos Angeles | 49 | $73,378 | $12,852 | $11,107 |
| Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca | 49 | $200,410 | $14,039 | $13,041 |
| Community and Mission Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park | 48 | $65,957 | $12,625 | $11,707 |
| Alameda HospitalAlameda | 48 | $81,799 | $15,150 | $14,199 |
| Redlands Community HospitalRedlands | 48 | $97,640 | $12,567 | $11,151 |
| Hemet Valley Medical CenterHemet | 48 | $54,844 | $15,670 | $13,503 |
| Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma | 45 | $97,197 | $13,627 | $12,429 |
| California Hospital Medical Center laLos Angeles | 45 | $62,120 | $16,226 | $15,081 |
| Lompoc Healthcare DistrictLompoc | 44 | $42,893 | $13,357 | $12,307 |
| Novato Community HospitalNovato | 44 | $57,182 | $13,832 | $12,831 |
| John F Kennedy Memorial HospIndio | 44 | $117,546 | $13,373 | $12,447 |
| Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim | 43 | $63,752 | $13,096 | $12,073 |
| Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla | 43 | $72,555 | $17,703 | $12,877 |
| Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville | 42 | $101,617 | $14,590 | $13,715 |
| Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk | 42 | $65,705 | $13,004 | $12,159 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside | 41 | $92,080 | $14,797 | $13,504 |
| Sierra View District HospitalPorterville | 41 | $46,420 | $14,780 | $13,108 |
| Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland | 39 | $83,737 | $13,803 | $12,757 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - los AngelesLos Angeles | 39 | $71,672 | $19,062 | $11,651 |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley | 39 | $34,463 | $13,366 | $12,183 |
| San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp | 38 | $152,311 | $17,558 | $15,867 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento | 37 | $93,187 | $21,232 | $17,926 |
| Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana | 37 | $59,436 | $13,886 | $12,920 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville | 37 | $132,407 | $23,513 | $15,741 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital FontanaFontana | 36 | $52,577 | $16,157 | $10,632 |
| UCI Health-Placentia LindaPlacentia | 36 | $173,488 | $12,396 | $11,354 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco | 35 | $52,716 | $14,878 | $13,729 |
| Dameron HospitalStockton | 35 | $128,528 | $14,225 | $13,248 |
| La Palma Intercommunity HospBuena Park | 35 | $36,597 | $13,114 | $12,088 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital Med CenterLancaster | 34 | $80,975 | $13,365 | $12,388 |
| Victor Valley Community HospitalVictorville | 34 | $41,806 | $13,734 | $12,727 |
| Ventura County Medical CenterVentura | 33 | $84,569 | $15,022 | $13,312 |
| Mission Community Hospital - PanoramaPanorama City | 33 | $81,326 | $14,454 | $13,275 |
| San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning | 32 | $67,040 | $13,587 | $12,133 |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado | 32 | $76,491 | $12,675 | $11,555 |
| Kaiser Foundation HospitalBellflower | 31 | $86,041 | $23,330 | $13,308 |
| Chino Valley Medical CenterChino | 31 | $46,645 | $15,046 | $13,040 |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove | 30 | $44,419 | $13,386 | $12,408 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch | 30 | $106,846 | $31,268 | $15,961 |
| Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra | 29 | $79,453 | $12,782 | $11,770 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor CityHarbor City | 29 | $76,904 | $23,058 | $10,191 |
| Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo | 29 | $151,364 | $12,624 | $11,556 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro | 29 | $80,550 | $36,300 | $9,001 |
| Adventist Health TulareTulare | 29 | $67,724 | $14,858 | $13,113 |
| East los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles | 28 | $75,336 | $15,361 | $12,425 |
| Natividad Medical CenterSalinas | 27 | $85,503 | $16,704 | $15,298 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital AnaheimAnaheim | 27 | $63,595 | $18,230 | $8,996 |
| Kaiser Foundation HospitalSanta Clara | 26 | $194,326 | $76,791 | $16,024 |
| Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach | 25 | $49,211 | $11,981 | $10,937 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park | 25 | $47,519 | $21,072 | $9,766 |
| Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino | 24 | $101,612 | $16,546 | $15,527 |
| Saint Francis Memorial HospitalSan Francisco | 24 | $116,662 | $18,016 | $16,672 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City | 23 | $61,562 | $19,573 | $8,133 |
| Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree | 23 | $77,936 | $15,049 | $13,871 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West laLos Angeles | 23 | $54,363 | $16,824 | $9,528 |
| Seton Medical CenterDaly City | 22 | $108,262 | $14,854 | $13,964 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo | 21 | $123,258 | $17,846 | $13,504 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco | 21 | $76,777 | $26,926 | $11,337 |
| Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma | 21 | $66,194 | $12,380 | $11,449 |
| Delano Regional Medical CenterDelano | 21 | $38,679 | $14,949 | $13,669 |
| Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino | 20 | $51,301 | $12,577 | $11,516 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca | 20 | $80,234 | $22,771 | $8,605 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose | 19 | $42,858 | $17,698 | $8,998 |
| San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas | 18 | $55,101 | $12,179 | $11,114 |
| Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park | 18 | $145,134 | $15,880 | $14,837 |
| Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe | 17 | $105,133 | $18,890 | $17,186 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville | 17 | $80,537 | $36,114 | $11,065 |
| Colusa Medical CenterColusa | 17 | $35,382 | $17,322 | $16,362 |
| Chinese HospitalSan Francisco | 16 | $48,201 | $14,544 | $13,218 |
| Memorial Hospital los BanosLos Banos | 16 | $46,834 | $32,563 | $29,328 |
| College Medical CenterLong Beach | 16 | $50,882 | $14,459 | $13,417 |
| John Muir/Mt Diablo Hlth SystWalnut Creek | 15 | $91,845 | $15,377 | $9,888 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills | 15 | $53,990 | $11,413 | $10,158 |
| Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair | 15 | $57,693 | $14,049 | $13,094 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos | 15 | $78,582 | $11,219 | $10,242 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoMillbrae | 14 | $69,305 | $30,154 | $8,068 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno | 14 | $75,198 | $16,765 | $7,556 |
| Barstow Community HospitalBarstow | 13 | $107,363 | $15,088 | $13,864 |
| Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | 13 | $38,353 | $11,245 | $10,032 |
| Chapman Medical CenterOrange | 13 | $49,230 | $11,845 | $10,496 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa | 12 | $42,987 | $15,070 | $8,039 |
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.
| Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA | $8,848 |
|---|---|
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido, CA | $10,128 |
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA | $10,679 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA | $11,219 |
| Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA | $11,245 |
| Kaiser Foundation HospitalSanta Clara, CA | $76,791 |
|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA | $36,300 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville, CA | $36,114 |
| Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA | $33,634 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $33,060 |
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291) at 245 hospitals in California was billed at $100,999 on average, while the average total payment was $15,543, of which Medicare paid $13,290. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
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 6.5 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.