US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Montana

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$27,066typical hospital bill
$12,600typical amount paid
$11,056–$14,144range paid across 2 hospitals

Montana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,066 for this stay in 2024, about 2.1 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
Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls11$31,186$11,056
Billings Clinic HospitalBillings12$22,946$14,144

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.