US Health Care Costs

Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications in New Mexico

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

$41,963typical hospital bill
$10,235typical amount paid
$9,585–$15,641range paid across 5 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,963 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
Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque22$108,804$9,585
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque40$32,216$9,810
Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces14$66,783$10,235
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe23$41,963$13,479
Unm HospitalAlbuquerque13$22,491$15,641

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.