US Health Care Costs

Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 897: Alcohol, drug abuse or dependence without rehabilitation therapy without mcc

$22,910typical hospital bill
$6,615typical amount paid
$6,058–$15,567range paid across 10 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,910 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Mercyone Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque20$17,806$6,058
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines15$36,513$6,188
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids11$15,999$6,293
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport12$17,715$6,346
St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids12$15,799$6,503
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines22$22,924$6,726
Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City19$27,845$7,231
Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo27$22,896$7,266
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City19$34,328$9,935
Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines22$35,681$15,567

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.