Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with major complications in California
What 73 hospitals in California charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with major complications (DRG 917), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$120,724
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$19,606
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$17,374
Average per stay
State rank
#33 of 38
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in California billed an average of $120,724 for poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with major complications, about 6.2 times the average total payment of $19,606. That payment is 16% above the U.S. average of $16,910.
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 $19,606Billed $120,724
About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in California:
California hospitals: poisoning and toxic effects of drugs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville HospitalOroville | 70 | $32,347 | $15,655 | $14,606 |
| San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco | 56 | $174,830 | $35,178 | $32,360 |
| Enloe Medical CenterChico | 36 | $135,683 | $15,652 | $14,247 |
| Community Regional Medical CenterFresno | 36 | $131,217 | $21,468 | $18,742 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville | 29 | $85,073 | $16,462 | $15,263 |
| Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa | 28 | $132,438 | $17,545 | $15,673 |
| Highland HospitalOakland | 26 | $99,516 | $27,309 | $25,624 |
| Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville | 25 | $111,322 | $18,004 | $16,633 |
| Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria | 24 | $104,262 | $16,524 | $15,422 |
| Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno | 23 | $60,578 | $18,286 | $14,510 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa | 23 | $114,352 | $19,199 | $16,513 |
| Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding | 22 | $122,600 | $16,480 | $15,184 |
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento | 20 | $172,890 | $33,034 | $26,408 |
| St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino | 19 | $137,504 | $18,365 | $16,691 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord | 19 | $253,001 | $25,768 | $21,456 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey | 18 | $120,645 | $18,681 | $17,865 |
| Doctors Medical CenterModesto | 18 | $303,906 | $18,554 | $17,426 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta | 18 | $119,285 | $17,916 | $16,656 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido | 17 | $140,039 | $15,347 | $11,701 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek | 17 | $166,985 | $19,365 | $16,039 |
| Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz | 17 | $192,164 | $21,005 | $19,949 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto | 17 | $227,435 | $27,305 | $23,280 |
| Mercy Medical Ctr MercedMerced | 17 | $138,862 | $17,524 | $16,044 |
| Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis | 17 | $82,676 | $21,710 | $13,307 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael | 17 | $109,134 | $16,783 | $15,407 |
| Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage | 17 | $97,078 | $21,216 | $15,154 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley | 16 | $116,174 | $16,302 | $15,282 |
| Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs | 16 | $220,346 | $18,287 | $16,668 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles | 16 | $197,948 | $20,579 | $17,308 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood | 16 | $54,040 | $17,173 | $15,871 |
| University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego | 15 | $129,317 | $30,033 | $22,172 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose | 15 | $186,022 | $27,613 | $25,791 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus HospSan Francisco | 15 | $58,446 | $22,698 | $19,595 |
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard | 15 | $122,337 | $17,423 | $15,939 |
| St Josephs Med Center of StocktonStockton | 15 | $126,964 | $21,582 | $19,694 |
| Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood | 15 | $83,154 | $17,507 | $16,201 |
| Sutter General HospitalSacramento | 15 | $103,732 | $20,366 | $19,133 |
| Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley | 15 | $88,930 | $15,738 | $12,909 |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med CenterMission Viejo | 15 | $86,998 | $16,659 | $15,571 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia | 15 | $189,365 | $16,498 | $14,376 |
| Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding | 15 | $68,318 | $15,507 | $14,373 |
| Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego | 14 | $121,788 | $16,379 | $14,924 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista | 14 | $127,895 | $16,369 | $14,535 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas | 14 | $88,334 | $17,143 | $12,976 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland | 13 | $79,296 | $16,878 | $16,098 |
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica | 13 | $51,175 | $15,237 | $14,209 |
| Kern Medical CenterBakersfield | 13 | $64,201 | $23,998 | $21,703 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks | 13 | $321,326 | $19,084 | $17,632 |
| St Joseph HospitalEureka | 12 | $87,641 | $17,502 | $16,352 |
| Riverside Community HospitalRiverside | 12 | $158,197 | $19,709 | $18,247 |
| St Joseph HospitalOrange | 12 | $66,405 | $18,038 | $15,124 |
| Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego | 12 | $107,583 | $17,293 | $15,583 |
| St Jude Medical CenterFullerton | 12 | $97,079 | $14,948 | $13,652 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles | 12 | $85,570 | $29,175 | $21,817 |
| UCI Health-OrangeOrange | 12 | $187,508 | $22,831 | $19,917 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | 12 | $116,414 | $16,998 | $15,508 |
| Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom | 12 | $69,442 | $18,469 | $13,043 |
| West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim | 12 | $72,363 | $17,344 | $12,722 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills | 12 | $227,646 | $15,097 | $13,737 |
| Paradise Valley HospitalNational City | 11 | $130,383 | $23,316 | $22,425 |
| Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield | 11 | $83,462 | $16,333 | $14,990 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital Med CenterLancaster | 11 | $71,849 | $16,155 | $14,806 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge | 11 | $155,996 | $17,400 | $16,016 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical CenterLancaster | 11 | $124,566 | $16,480 | $14,928 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach | 11 | $44,666 | $14,117 | $12,899 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale | 11 | $73,531 | $16,140 | $14,662 |
| Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley | 11 | $80,730 | $20,228 | $19,514 |
| Mercy HospitalBakersfield | 11 | $124,663 | $16,867 | $15,535 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla | 11 | $115,659 | $15,456 | $13,972 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena | 11 | $123,856 | $15,200 | $13,834 |
| Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield | 11 | $73,075 | $15,316 | $14,125 |
| Desert Valley HospitalVictorville | 11 | $32,292 | $16,218 | $15,313 |
| Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks | 11 | $34,902 | $16,261 | $15,371 |
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
| Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA | $14,117 |
|---|---|
| St Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA | $14,948 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills, CA | $15,097 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena, CA | $15,200 |
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA | $15,237 |
Highest
| San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, CA | $35,178 |
|---|---|
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA | $33,034 |
| University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego, CA | $30,033 |
| UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $29,175 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA | $27,613 |
Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with major complications in other states
Questions
How much does poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with major complications cost in California?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with major complications (DRG 917) at 73 hospitals in California was billed at $120,724 on average, while the average total payment was $19,606, of which Medicare paid $17,374. 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 6.2 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.