Bowel surgery, with major complications in New York
MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc
$215,572typical hospital bill
$47,868typical amount paid
$29,369–$72,847range paid across 46 hospitals
New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $215,572 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital | Huntington | 45 | $122,477 | $29,369 | |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital | Bethpage | 16 | $242,573 | $35,992 | |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany | 32 | $123,240 | $37,673 | |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | Riverhead | 22 | $231,157 | $38,653 | |
| Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital | Bay Shore | 34 | $217,147 | $38,704 | |
| St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center | Roslyn | 25 | $227,854 | $38,742 | |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | Cortlandt Manor | 11 | $192,036 | $39,205 | |
| Northwell Hospital Glen Cove | Glen Cove | 13 | $160,397 | $40,113 | |
| Saratoga Hospital | Saratoga Springs | 15 | $207,667 | $40,137 | |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse | 17 | $81,930 | $40,378 | |
| Northern Westchester Hospital | Mount Kisco | 22 | $166,556 | $40,592 | |
| Long Island Community Hospital | Patchogue | 12 | $391,893 | $41,099 | |
| Glens Falls Hospital | Glens Falls | 15 | $121,184 | $41,350 | |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. | Brooklyn | 12 | $182,972 | $42,065 | |
| White Plains Hospital Center | White Plains | 48 | $249,141 | $42,936 | |
| Wynn Hospital | Utica | 16 | $175,791 | $43,392 | |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | Oceanside | 26 | $251,083 | $43,436 | |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | Binghamton | 16 | $134,503 | $43,468 | |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | Flushing | 14 | $139,263 | $44,287 | |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | West Islip | 22 | $256,497 | $44,592 | |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester | 13 | $127,849 | $44,751 | |
| Garnet Health Medical Center | Middletown | 25 | $203,240 | $45,440 | |
| Phelps Hospital | Sleepy Hollow | 13 | $317,390 | $46,624 | |
| Mercy Medical Center | Rockville Centre | 12 | $245,026 | $49,111 | |
| Nyack Hospital | Nyack | 12 | $193,616 | $51,461 | |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | Albany | 36 | $131,692 | $51,834 | |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | Poughkeepsie | 31 | $115,796 | $52,524 | |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo | 21 | $97,094 | $53,151 | |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park | 69 | $245,691 | $53,941 | |
| Staten Island University Hospital | Staten Island | 41 | $192,681 | $54,243 | |
| Bassett Healthcare | Cooperstown | 18 | $93,848 | $55,340 | |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson | Port Jefferson | 28 | $213,997 | $57,190 | |
| North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset | 80 | $316,010 | $59,751 | |
| Strong Memorial Hospital | Rochester | 20 | $147,759 | $60,265 | |
| Richmond University Medical Center | Staten Island | 11 | $347,711 | $60,832 | |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | New York | 13 | $309,729 | $61,127 | |
| Mount Sinai West | New York | 19 | $317,094 | $61,999 | |
| Kaleida Health | Buffalo | 29 | $195,947 | $63,724 | |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn | 26 | $254,342 | $64,207 | |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | 38 | $317,133 | $65,389 | |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | 91 | $242,643 | $66,377 | |
| Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital | Stony Brook | 44 | $353,904 | $69,682 | |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | New York | 176 | $446,386 | $71,179 | |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York | 131 | $413,382 | $71,791 | |
| Westchester Medical Center | Valhalla | 21 | $667,488 | $72,665 | |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx | 31 | $617,304 | $72,847 |
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.