US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O in Utah

MS-DRG 023: Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc o

$149,957typical hospital bill
$45,972typical amount paid
$34,725–$58,279range paid across 5 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $149,957 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden11$149,957$34,725
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo13$138,770$44,318
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray13$195,281$45,972
St. George Regional HospitalSt George18$126,596$46,919
University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City34$151,875$58,279

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.