US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$86,654typical hospital bill
$19,456typical amount paid
$17,209–$22,365range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $86,654 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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'alene11$70,247$17,209
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise11$86,654$19,456
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise15$105,552$22,365

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.