US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$56,982typical hospital bill
$13,188typical amount paid
$12,308–$19,191range paid across 4 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,982 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport13$28,497$12,308
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines21$46,180$13,100
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines12$76,241$13,277
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City28$67,785$19,191

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.