US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$18,810typical hospital bill
$6,087typical amount paid
$6,038–$6,839range paid across 3 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $18,810 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
The Miriam HospitalProvidence19$21,401$6,038
Newport HospitalNewport13$17,510$6,087
Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick18$18,810$6,839

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.