US Health Care Costs

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

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

$225,722typical hospital bill
$49,620typical amount paid
$46,130–$57,860range paid across 3 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $225,722 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls41$225,722$46,130
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls32$254,314$49,620
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City30$224,433$57,860

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.