US Health Care Costs

Diabetes, with complications in Wyoming

MS-DRG 638: Diabetes with cc

$33,178typical hospital bill
$8,785typical amount paid
$8,380–$9,884range paid across 3 hospitals

Wyoming hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,178 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper18$19,821$8,380
Sagewest Health CareRiverton13$60,442$8,785
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne24$33,178$9,884

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.