US Health Care Costs

Bowel obstruction, with complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc

$78,854typical hospital bill
$7,622typical amount paid
$6,936–$8,807range paid across 13 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,854 for this stay in 2024, about 10.3 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
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas22$131,980$6,936
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas23$89,914$6,987
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno15$22,048$7,036
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas17$64,100$7,376
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City11$20,715$7,506
Henderson HospitalHenderson22$110,196$7,577
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson29$60,404$7,622
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas27$97,861$7,702
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks13$78,854$7,861
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas18$65,985$8,238
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno53$24,333$8,363
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas34$90,174$8,512
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas15$111,814$8,807

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.