US Health Care Costs

Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications in Vermont

MS-DRG 377: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc

$49,138typical hospital bill
$8,282typical amount paid
$8,030–$11,971range paid across 3 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,138 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre21$41,720$8,030
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland13$49,138$8,282
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington51$61,039$11,971

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.