US Health Care Costs

Stomach and digestive disorders in Rhode Island

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

$24,870typical hospital bill
$7,952typical amount paid
$6,089–$10,806range paid across 8 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,870 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
South County Hospital IncWakefield43$23,457$6,089
Westerly HospitalWesterly28$29,021$6,614
Landmark Medical CenterWoonsocket15$25,127$7,457
The Miriam HospitalProvidence66$22,908$7,836
Newport HospitalNewport25$22,926$8,069
Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick73$25,699$8,184
Roger Williams Medical CenterProvidence17$24,613$8,764
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence44$31,997$10,806

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.