US Health Care Costs

Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications in Hawaii

MS-DRG 378: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc

$39,366typical hospital bill
$12,677typical amount paid
$10,612–$16,162range paid across 8 hospitals

Hawaii hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,366 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
Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea39$33,543$10,612
Adventist Health CastleKailua24$39,468$10,708
Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu13$39,263$11,108
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu107$48,379$12,587
Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo59$45,005$12,768
Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue13$30,027$13,044
Straub Clinic and HospitalHonolulu27$33,672$13,841
Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku27$40,976$16,162

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.