US Health Care Costs

Other circulation problems, with major complications in Vermont

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$62,372typical hospital bill
$15,754typical amount paid
$8,738–$22,769range paid across 2 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $62,372 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre12$32,680$8,738
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington34$92,065$22,769

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.