US Health Care Costs

Heart Failure and Shock with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 292: Heart failure and shock with cc

$32,643typical hospital bill
$7,619typical amount paid
$6,190–$10,690range paid across 3 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,643 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids18$21,270$6,190
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington12$32,643$7,619
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City23$63,061$10,690

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.