US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Idaho

MS-DRG 981: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$165,193typical hospital bill
$37,691typical amount paid
$30,708–$43,566range paid across 4 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $165,193 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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'alene16$131,986$30,708
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls13$166,229$37,170
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise21$164,156$38,212
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise16$190,280$43,566

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.