US Health Care Costs

Stomach and digestive disorders in Idaho

MS-DRG 392: Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc

$29,214typical hospital bill
$6,918typical amount paid
$6,519–$7,747range paid across 7 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,214 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene60$22,317$6,519
St Luke's Nampa Medical CenterNampa12$24,849$6,844
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls18$31,619$6,908
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls24$26,205$6,918
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise58$30,576$6,968
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise23$29,214$7,168
Portneuf Medical CenterPocatello20$32,538$7,747

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.