Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications in Iowa
MS-DRG 377: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc
$40,465typical hospital bill
$12,608typical amount paid
$11,366–$19,367range paid across 16 hospitals
Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,465 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 25 | $35,118 | $11,366 | |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | 35 | $37,307 | $11,503 | |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 25 | $38,252 | $11,630 | |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs | 12 | $27,776 | $12,144 | |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City | 12 | $62,633 | $12,353 | |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo | 23 | $35,595 | $12,374 | |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | Davenport | 56 | $35,699 | $12,505 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids | 23 | $37,286 | $12,531 | |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 45 | $79,546 | $12,685 | |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City | 12 | $39,699 | $12,798 | |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines | 47 | $52,730 | $13,147 | |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 14 | $48,212 | $13,429 | |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | 25 | $51,259 | $14,191 | |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | West Burlington | 24 | $41,232 | $14,986 | |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton | 11 | $55,436 | $15,346 | |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 53 | $84,960 | $19,367 |
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.