Heart failure, with major complications in New Mexico
MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc
$44,136typical hospital bill
$10,436typical amount paid
$7,744–$16,489range paid across 19 hospitals
New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,136 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)
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.