US Health Care Costs

Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc in Idaho

MS-DRG 617: Amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc

$51,672typical hospital bill
$20,672typical amount paid
$14,020–$23,012range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $51,672 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene16$48,300$14,020
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise11$51,672$20,672
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise11$108,024$23,012

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.