Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 389
Gastrointestinal obstruction with CC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,859 per stay at 1,356 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,398 and $8,552.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $7,859
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,398–$8,552
- Medicare’s share
- $5,697
- Average billed charge
- $39,323
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,356
Hospitals in California
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 125 hospitals
- $9,816
- Median hospital
- $8,936
- Lowest to highest
- $6,191–$25,521
- Medicare stays
- 3,095
125 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 28 | $8,766 | 12% above the national average | $7,484 | $67,017 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 18 | $8,772 | 12% above the national average | $7,321 | $77,373 |
| Sutter Davis Hospital | 12 | $8,775 | 12% above the national average | $7,925 | $40,944 |
| Sequoia Hospital | 12 | $8,788 | 12% above the national average | $7,330 | $89,562 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 27 | $8,795 | 12% above the national average | $7,561 | $61,534 |
| Mercy Hospital | 24 | $8,801 | 12% above the national average | $6,509 | $50,045 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 24 | $8,831 | 12% above the national average | $6,438 | $48,233 |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | 11 | $8,838 | 12% above the national average | $7,354 | $56,244 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | 19 | $8,852 | 13% above the national average | $6,914 | $60,092 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 30 | $8,868 | 13% above the national average | $7,618 | $50,212 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 46 | $8,900 | 13% above the national average | $7,571 | $73,608 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 23 | $8,917 | 13% above the national average | $7,260 | $62,592 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 16 | $8,936 | 14% above the national average | $6,790 | $112,181 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 40 | $8,991 | 14% above the national average | $6,585 | $108,406 |
| Desert Valley Hospital | 14 | $9,031 | 15% above the national average | $6,404 | $32,273 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 22 | $9,039 | 15% above the national average | $7,563 | $81,412 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 12 | $9,050 | 15% above the national average | $5,488 | $61,796 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 39 | $9,059 | 15% above the national average | $7,451 | $29,062 |
| Washington Hospital | 17 | $9,120 | 16% above the national average | $7,562 | $56,520 |
| Peninsula Medical Center | 24 | $9,132 | 16% above the national average | $7,719 | $43,429 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 17 | $9,156 | 16% above the national average | $6,559 | $89,552 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 19 | $9,165 | 17% above the national average | $6,761 | $76,418 |
| Watsonville Community Hospital | 12 | $9,168 | 17% above the national average | $8,080 | $81,797 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 43 | $9,205 | 17% above the national average | $7,275 | $139,539 |
| MarinHealth Medical Center | 24 | $9,208 | 17% above the national average | $7,984 | $79,903 |
| El Camino Health | 46 | $9,235 | 18% above the national average | $7,705 | $84,041 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 17 | $9,286 | 18% above the national average | $7,289 | $78,543 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | 16 | $9,302 | 18% above the national average | $7,772 | $78,396 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 41 | $9,311 | 18% above the national average | $6,750 | $50,260 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 15 | $9,355 | 19% above the national average | $8,112 | $44,830 |
| Eden Medical Center | 19 | $9,401 | 20% above the national average | $8,018 | $48,038 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 33 | $9,421 | 20% above the national average | $7,275 | $65,890 |
| Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital | 13 | $9,454 | 20% above the national average | $7,962 | $74,056 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 18 | $9,460 | 20% above the national average | $7,314 | $18,037 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 18 | $9,476 | 21% above the national average | $6,293 | $46,944 |
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 30 | $9,505 | 21% above the national average | $8,417 | $75,756 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 87 | $9,513 | 21% above the national average | $7,266 | $50,254 |
| Sierra View Medical Center | 13 | $9,547 | 21% above the national average | $7,943 | $21,167 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | 11 | $9,587 | 22% above the national average | $5,852 | $77,197 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 24 | $9,642 | 23% above the national average | $7,083 | $44,833 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 32 | $9,688 | 23% above the national average | $7,471 | $54,334 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 29 | $9,716 | 24% above the national average | $5,806 | $54,471 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp | 11 | $9,781 | 24% above the national average | $8,288 | $42,706 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | 11 | $9,927 | 26% above the national average | $6,598 | $71,248 |
| NorthBay Medical Center | 37 | $9,941 | 26% above the national average | $8,898 | $111,671 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 30 | $9,975 | 27% above the national average | $8,617 | $55,374 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 33 | $10,095 | 28% above the national average | $7,362 | $54,253 |
| Regional Medical Center Of San Jose | 18 | $10,284 | 31% above the national average | $9,038 | $141,523 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 21 | $10,340 | 32% above the national average | $7,385 | $64,653 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 23 | $10,379 | 32% above the national average | $7,562 | $64,852 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,172 | $32K |
| 2021 | $7,274 | $34K |
| 2022 | $7,400 | $36K |
| 2023 | $7,557 | $38K |
| 2024 | $7,859 | $39K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 5 | 102 | $5,498 | $4,231–$5,539 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 367 | $6,043 | $5,718–$6,360 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 443 | $6,246 | $5,362–$6,599 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 305 | $6,303 | $5,761–$6,490 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 436 | $6,395 | $5,653–$6,556 |
| Iowa | 16 | 336 | $6,431 | $5,836–$6,352 |
| Montana | 8 | 137 | $6,447 | $6,341–$6,491 |
| Kansas | 14 | 319 | $6,542 | $5,962–$6,860 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 118 | $6,718 | $6,208–$6,756 |
| Alabama | 22 | 419 | $6,779 | $6,001–$6,771 |
| Indiana | 29 | 630 | $6,792 | $6,146–$6,905 |
| Missouri | 32 | 682 | $6,831 | $6,025–$6,887 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 502 | $6,932 | $5,929–$7,398 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 270 | $6,944 | $5,708–$7,147 |
| Tennessee | 29 | 740 | $7,000 | $5,914–$7,048 |
| Colorado | 16 | 322 | $7,069 | $6,469–$6,993 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 262 | $7,085 | $5,840–$8,055 |
| Florida | 108 | 3,111 | $7,093 | $6,228–$7,565 |
| Ohio | 55 | 1,150 | $7,100 | $5,930–$8,080 |
| Idaho | 7 | 134 | $7,135 | $6,833–$7,682 |
| South Carolina | 29 | 657 | $7,235 | $5,939–$7,588 |
| Virginia | 41 | 971 | $7,326 | $6,349–$7,394 |
| Pennsylvania | 62 | 1,442 | $7,348 | $6,060–$7,970 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 504 | $7,372 | $6,344–$7,350 |
| Maine | 5 | 79 | $7,373 | $7,104–$7,891 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 161 | $7,391 | $6,760–$7,140 |
| Delaware | 5 | 158 | $7,466 | $6,984–$7,967 |
| Arizona | 31 | 730 | $7,508 | $6,402–$7,413 |
| Michigan | 37 | 795 | $7,556 | $6,840–$7,885 |
| Minnesota | 23 | 589 | $7,577 | $6,438–$7,648 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 124 | $7,591 | $6,872–$8,489 |
| Texas | 82 | 1,967 | $7,651 | $6,689–$8,545 |
| North Carolina | 39 | 919 | $7,679 | $6,495–$8,102 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 148 | $7,689 | $6,703–$7,947 |
| Nevada | 13 | 299 | $7,818 | $7,376–$8,238 |
| Georgia | 38 | 813 | $7,983 | $6,859–$8,675 |
| Illinois | 62 | 1,519 | $8,011 | $6,462–$8,445 |
| Washington | 29 | 573 | $8,088 | $7,444–$8,199 |
| Utah | 7 | 172 | $8,159 | $6,711–$8,940 |
| New Jersey | 41 | 1,142 | $8,286 | $6,938–$9,072 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 1,089 | $8,437 | $6,808–$8,786 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 83 | $8,631 | $7,961–$9,565 |
| Oregon | 9 | 158 | $8,791 | $8,121–$9,755 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 51 | $8,803 | $7,978–$9,131 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 45 | $8,913 | $8,214–$11,525 |
| Connecticut | 17 | 359 | $9,207 | $7,378–$9,338 |
| New York | 66 | 1,647 | $9,667 | $7,376–$10,293 |
| California | 125 | 3,095 | $9,816 | $8,427–$9,927 |
| Alaska | 4 | 64 | $9,934 | $9,364–$10,559 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 81 | $10,025 | $8,859–$10,517 |
| Maryland | 36 | 895 | $10,755 | $8,770–$13,431 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.