US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Washington

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$56,811typical hospital bill
$13,392typical amount paid
$12,249–$22,071range paid across 9 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,811 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Yakima Valley MemorialYakima15$43,555$12,249
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland14$43,571$12,367
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup13$50,775$12,769
Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver15$57,304$13,039
St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor20$105,870$13,392
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle13$51,678$14,253
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale18$89,347$14,292
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane15$59,862$16,840
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle27$56,811$22,071

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.