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 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 31 | $6,191 | 21% below the national average | $4,710 | $45,999 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 29 | $6,407 | 18% below the national average | $5,445 | $67,154 |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | 16 | $6,799 | 13% below the national average | $5,371 | $82,296 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 18 | $7,356 | About average | $5,905 | $57,524 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 14 | $7,561 | About average | $6,628 | $117,857 |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 14 | $7,694 | About average | $6,644 | $83,851 |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 11 | $7,728 | About average | $6,244 | $54,914 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 27 | $7,729 | About average | $6,401 | $48,029 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 51 | $7,814 | About average | $6,427 | $72,470 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 22 | $7,826 | About average | $6,639 | $59,277 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 28 | $7,843 | About average | $6,677 | $63,577 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 12 | $7,931 | About average | $6,707 | $73,532 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 77 | $8,013 | About average | $6,433 | $36,742 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 21 | $8,019 | About average | $6,650 | $46,221 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 56 | $8,045 | About average | $6,422 | $44,322 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 27 | $8,068 | About average | $5,779 | $42,611 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital | 32 | $8,120 | About average | $6,743 | $61,586 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 40 | $8,132 | About average | $6,743 | $52,094 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 24 | $8,167 | About average | $6,530 | $59,049 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | 21 | $8,181 | About average | $7,171 | $112,162 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 16 | $8,184 | About average | $7,064 | $59,140 |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center | 11 | $8,186 | About average | $6,702 | $46,047 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 19 | $8,217 | About average | $6,924 | $43,767 |
| Marshall Medical Center | 21 | $8,245 | About average | $6,924 | $66,499 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 39 | $8,246 | About average | $6,057 | $48,543 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 30 | $8,282 | About average | $6,810 | $52,090 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 46 | $8,296 | About average | $6,486 | $41,133 |
| Huntington Hospital | 41 | $8,299 | About average | $6,802 | $67,138 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | 20 | $8,336 | About average | $6,787 | $48,358 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center | 12 | $8,349 | About average | $7,023 | $53,360 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood | 12 | $8,352 | About average | $7,242 | $97,377 |
| Enloe Health | 35 | $8,427 | About average | $6,467 | $54,824 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | 19 | $8,462 | About average | $6,523 | $40,516 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center | 11 | $8,466 | About average | $6,473 | $33,144 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 18 | $8,543 | About average | $7,163 | $93,461 |
| Mercy General Hospital | 11 | $8,554 | About average | $7,179 | $47,548 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 12 | $8,563 | About average | $7,339 | $49,414 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout | 23 | $8,587 | About average | $7,380 | $61,882 |
| Dominican Hospital | 24 | $8,591 | About average | $7,163 | $82,389 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 25 | $8,603 | About average | $7,137 | $48,346 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 42 | $8,608 | About average | $7,443 | $61,713 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | 22 | $8,611 | About average | $6,575 | $33,966 |
| Corona Regional Medical Center | 18 | $8,615 | About average | $7,188 | $76,520 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital | 12 | $8,629 | About average | $7,405 | $48,781 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | 13 | $8,642 | About average | $7,196 | $44,576 |
| Adventist Health Sonora | 15 | $8,658 | 10% above the national average | $7,353 | $45,455 |
| Adventist Health Twin Cities | 15 | $8,690 | 11% above the national average | $6,125 | $115,960 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 47 | $8,695 | 11% above the national average | $7,304 | $43,193 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 11 | $8,746 | 11% above the national average | $7,475 | $133,665 |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | 17 | $8,754 | 11% above the national average | $7,410 | $18,882 |
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.