US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$28,640typical hospital bill
$7,348typical amount paid
$6,932–$11,408range paid across 5 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,640 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
South County Hospital IncWakefield12$27,568$6,932
Newport HospitalNewport15$22,456$7,344
Our Lady of Fatima HospitalNorth Providence11$28,640$7,348
The Miriam HospitalProvidence18$30,658$9,011
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence32$32,901$11,408

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.