US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Montana

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$12,734typical hospital bill
$4,639typical amount paid
$4,499–$5,421range paid across 5 hospitals

Montana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $12,734 for this stay in 2024, about 2.7 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
St Peters HealthHelena14$12,734$4,499
Logan Health Medical CenterKalispell12$13,608$4,541
St. Patrick HospitalMissoula14$8,925$4,639
Billings Clinic HospitalBillings16$10,305$5,099
Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman22$14,897$5,421

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.