Hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications in California
What 88 hospitals in California charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications (DRG 480), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$229,893
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$33,634
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$30,387
Average per stay
State rank
#43 of 46
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in California billed an average of $229,893 for hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications, about 6.8 times the average total payment of $33,634. That payment is 28% above the U.S. average of $26,284.
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 $33,634Billed $229,893
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:
California hospitals: hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla | 48 | $196,269 | $27,430 | $26,240 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles | 44 | $643,144 | $51,234 | $45,965 |
| University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego | 41 | $235,542 | $47,550 | $36,898 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville | 38 | $163,955 | $30,269 | $28,828 |
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento | 37 | $366,959 | $58,066 | $39,817 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale | 36 | $190,012 | $30,207 | $28,558 |
| Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding | 34 | $139,516 | $27,680 | $26,215 |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med CenterMission Viejo | 31 | $145,971 | $28,969 | $27,758 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto | 30 | $552,922 | $60,855 | $53,157 |
| Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego | 29 | $228,078 | $32,318 | $30,281 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas | 29 | $190,177 | $26,160 | $24,830 |
| Oroville HospitalOroville | 27 | $93,281 | $28,498 | $27,289 |
| Enloe Medical CenterChico | 27 | $212,725 | $27,894 | $26,625 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica | 27 | $167,159 | $39,835 | $28,837 |
| PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier | 27 | $214,175 | $32,207 | $30,548 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach | 27 | $101,501 | $25,225 | $24,101 |
| Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz | 27 | $235,702 | $29,305 | $27,857 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek | 26 | $347,388 | $38,055 | $36,782 |
| St Joseph HospitalEureka | 25 | $169,261 | $30,677 | $28,704 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey | 24 | $201,006 | $32,016 | $30,656 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks | 24 | $408,068 | $30,573 | $26,535 |
| Kaweah Delta Medical CenterVisalia | 23 | $88,816 | $30,959 | $28,299 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona | 23 | $258,862 | $29,587 | $28,086 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank | 23 | $170,689 | $28,908 | $27,518 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills | 23 | $172,608 | $29,959 | $28,351 |
| El Camino HospitalMountain View | 23 | $405,004 | $43,438 | $42,172 |
| Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs | 22 | $489,276 | $30,820 | $28,489 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena | 21 | $205,377 | $29,878 | $28,157 |
| Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria | 20 | $148,634 | $27,311 | $25,826 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge | 20 | $314,221 | $30,840 | $29,205 |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel | 20 | $150,716 | $29,765 | $28,378 |
| Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda | 20 | $248,102 | $44,019 | $37,201 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | 20 | $157,774 | $30,627 | $28,423 |
| Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana | 20 | $190,915 | $28,259 | $26,404 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose | 19 | $247,491 | $48,955 | $46,523 |
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard | 19 | $155,094 | $28,243 | $26,328 |
| UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco | 19 | $306,744 | $51,877 | $43,107 |
| Memorial Medical CenterModesto | 19 | $151,746 | $27,709 | $26,074 |
| Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa | 18 | $253,382 | $31,271 | $30,002 |
| Community Regional Medical CenterFresno | 18 | $242,167 | $28,551 | $27,050 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido | 18 | $205,147 | $20,921 | $19,727 |
| Sonora Community HospitalSonora | 18 | $186,624 | $31,810 | $30,271 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael | 18 | $218,985 | $31,021 | $29,537 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia | 18 | $240,484 | $27,495 | $24,090 |
| Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding | 18 | $136,612 | $26,292 | $23,655 |
| Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville | 17 | $176,389 | $31,730 | $30,098 |
| Doctors Medical CenterModesto | 17 | $428,115 | $29,953 | $28,368 |
| Riverside Community HospitalRiverside | 16 | $351,491 | $32,537 | $30,345 |
| Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno | 16 | $108,562 | $31,476 | $29,154 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa | 16 | $227,825 | $31,649 | $28,851 |
| Mercy HospitalBakersfield | 16 | $129,608 | $28,291 | $24,045 |
| UCI Health-OrangeOrange | 16 | $227,413 | $44,734 | $39,864 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance | 16 | $239,713 | $31,248 | $30,024 |
| Twin Cities Community HospitalTempleton | 16 | $299,616 | $27,206 | $25,882 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley | 15 | $149,948 | $27,859 | $26,445 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance | 15 | $151,743 | $28,836 | $27,091 |
| Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis | 15 | $218,699 | $39,452 | $33,976 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta | 15 | $150,602 | $25,573 | $23,899 |
| Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame | 14 | $110,677 | $30,916 | $29,542 |
| Sutter General HospitalSacramento | 14 | $122,191 | $37,072 | $29,383 |
| St Jude Medical CenterFullerton | 14 | $102,834 | $26,494 | $25,257 |
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica | 14 | $123,378 | $26,010 | $24,240 |
| Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae | 14 | $327,889 | $32,566 | $31,286 |
| Mercy Medical Ctr MercedMerced | 14 | $176,790 | $30,284 | $28,466 |
| Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield | 14 | $179,531 | $26,692 | $25,281 |
| Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage | 14 | $156,441 | $27,859 | $26,045 |
| St Joseph HospitalOrange | 13 | $96,111 | $37,040 | $22,199 |
| Hollywood Community Hospital of HollywoodLos Angeles | 13 | $243,816 | $32,648 | $31,601 |
| Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa | 13 | $138,073 | $36,364 | $33,932 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose | 13 | $491,480 | $34,395 | $28,454 |
| Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley | 13 | $295,808 | $29,528 | $28,350 |
| Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale | 12 | $158,930 | $29,154 | $28,202 |
| Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley | 12 | $221,402 | $27,045 | $25,957 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley | 12 | $168,800 | $35,437 | $34,199 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura | 12 | $103,399 | $32,813 | $30,834 |
| West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim | 12 | $149,744 | $27,960 | $26,446 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital Med CenterLancaster | 11 | $138,914 | $29,025 | $27,971 |
| Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego | 11 | $171,359 | $29,254 | $21,613 |
| Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside | 11 | $113,697 | $23,905 | $22,401 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles | 11 | $209,431 | $59,550 | $43,564 |
| St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley | 11 | $123,991 | $28,799 | $27,593 |
| Northbay Medical CenterFairfield | 11 | $470,813 | $34,267 | $32,753 |
| Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles | 11 | $146,897 | $56,395 | $47,653 |
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance | 11 | $211,479 | $63,779 | $51,367 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina | 11 | $133,265 | $29,773 | $28,109 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills | 11 | $422,382 | $28,669 | $23,999 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord | 11 | $324,247 | $30,180 | $28,529 |
| Chino Valley Medical CenterChino | 11 | $146,097 | $29,387 | $27,907 |
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
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido, CA | $20,921 |
|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA | $23,905 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA | $25,225 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta, CA | $25,573 |
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA | $26,010 |
Highest
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance, CA | $63,779 |
|---|---|
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto, CA | $60,855 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $59,550 |
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA | $58,066 |
| Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $56,395 |
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications in other states
Questions
How much does hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications cost in California?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for hip and femur procedures except major joint with major complications (DRG 480) at 88 hospitals in California was billed at $229,893 on average, while the average total payment was $33,634, of which Medicare paid $30,387. 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 6.8 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.