US Health Care Costs

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc in Idaho

MS-DRG 482: Hip and femur procedures except major joint without cc/mcc

$71,629typical hospital bill
$13,212typical amount paid
$12,486–$13,301range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,629 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise14$71,629$12,486
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene17$47,698$13,212
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls14$98,880$13,301

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.