Dehydration and electrolyte problems in Hawaii

MS-DRG 641: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc

$25,785typical hospital bill

$9,917typical amount paid

$7,842–$12,558range paid across 7 hospitals

Hawaii hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,785 for this stay in 2024, about 2.6 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Adventist Health Castle	Kailua	13	$25,785	$7,842
Pali Momi Medical Center	Aiea	18	$24,849	$8,974
The Queens Medical Center	Honolulu	63	$40,216	$9,060
Hilo Benioff Medical Center	Hilo	26	$22,724	$9,917
Straub Clinic and Hospital	Honolulu	14	$39,729	$10,250
Kona Community Hospital	Kealakekua	11	$25,400	$12,358
Maui Memorial Medical Center	Wailuku	11	$26,934	$12,558

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.