US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Vermont

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$53,789typical hospital bill
$10,611typical amount paid
$7,488–$13,733range paid across 2 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,789 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland14$48,272$7,488
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington23$59,306$13,733

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.