US Health Care Costs

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

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

$126,130typical hospital bill
$34,015typical amount paid
$27,035–$56,559range paid across 5 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $126,130 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden16$121,265$27,035
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo15$193,455$31,668
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray19$126,130$34,015
St. George Regional HospitalSt George23$111,250$37,829
University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City36$158,956$56,559

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.