US Health Care Costs

Bowel surgery, with major complications in Vermont

MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc

$156,571average hospital bill
$39,366average amount paid

One Vermont hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $156,571, about 4.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington44$156,571$39,366

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.