US Health Care Costs

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

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

$82,652typical hospital bill
$22,604typical amount paid
$19,924–$27,757range paid across 4 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,652 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 Utah Valley HospitalProvo13$85,428$19,924
St. George Regional HospitalSt George14$79,876$20,017
University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City14$60,611$25,191
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray14$130,459$27,757

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.