US Health Care Costs

Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications in Idaho

MS-DRG 391: Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc

$43,611typical hospital bill
$10,677typical amount paid
$10,378–$12,234range paid across 4 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,611 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls19$43,942$10,378
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene28$33,994$10,387
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise39$43,281$10,967
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - NampaNampa12$74,972$12,234

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.