US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in New Mexico

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$22,985typical hospital bill
$4,799typical amount paid
$4,279–$5,318range paid across 2 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,985 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces12$30,802$4,279
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque16$15,169$5,318

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.