US Health Care Costs

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

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

$107,566typical hospital bill
$50,024typical amount paid
$30,864–$65,012range paid across 3 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $107,566 for this stay in 2024, about 2.2 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
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque18$82,787$30,864
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe11$107,566$50,024
Unm HospitalAlbuquerque12$126,288$65,012

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.