US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 920: Complications of treatment with cc

$40,646typical hospital bill
$9,306typical amount paid
$7,826–$10,786range paid across 2 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,646 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines13$32,841$7,826
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City25$48,452$10,786

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.