US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O in Idaho

MS-DRG 023: Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc o

$177,293typical hospital bill
$40,119typical amount paid
$38,751–$56,971range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $177,293 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise27$158,947$38,751
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls15$314,918$40,119
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise19$177,293$56,971

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.