US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications in Idaho

MS-DRG 811: Red blood cell disorders with mcc

$56,873typical hospital bill
$11,503typical amount paid
$11,227–$11,780range paid across 2 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,873 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise18$45,585$11,227
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls11$68,162$11,780

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.