US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Utah

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$21,421typical hospital bill
$5,894typical amount paid
$5,036–$6,245range paid across 3 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,421 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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. George Regional HospitalSt George18$16,111$5,036
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden11$21,421$5,894
St Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City16$29,462$6,245

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.