US Health Care Costs

Other circulation problems, with major complications in Iowa

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$49,296typical hospital bill
$14,435typical amount paid
$13,655–$22,598range paid across 7 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,296 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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 Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City18$43,532$13,655
St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids16$33,569$13,684
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines26$61,009$14,410
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport14$49,296$14,435
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines23$50,244$16,081
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington15$39,245$17,610
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City40$107,670$22,598

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.