US Health Care Costs

Diabetes, with major complications in Utah

MS-DRG 637: Diabetes with mcc

$46,763typical hospital bill
$12,760typical amount paid
$11,770–$16,459range paid across 5 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,763 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
St. George Regional HospitalSt George15$44,654$11,770
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden14$47,037$12,378
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo14$44,922$12,760
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray12$48,652$14,230
University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City19$46,763$16,459

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.