US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Washington

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$83,032typical hospital bill
$15,216typical amount paid
$13,855–$16,254range paid across 4 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,032 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma11$141,235$13,855
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane15$55,537$15,214
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia17$81,691$15,218
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett12$84,374$16,254

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.