US Health Care Costs

Other digestive problems, with complications in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 394: Other digestive system diagnoses with cc

$27,716typical hospital bill
$9,781typical amount paid
$7,473–$10,866range paid across 5 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,716 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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
Westerly HospitalWesterly12$30,736$7,473
Newport HospitalNewport11$23,832$9,469
Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick17$29,502$9,781
The Miriam HospitalProvidence32$27,598$10,097
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence20$27,716$10,866

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.