US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 083: Traumatic stupor and coma >1 hour with cc

$50,951typical hospital bill
$10,631typical amount paid
$10,164–$14,239range paid across 4 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,951 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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 staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines17$60,971$10,164
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Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines16$40,931$10,623
–$17,062$15,987–$20,642 · 7 plans
Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo11$33,977$10,640
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University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City33$67,070$14,239
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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.