US Health Care Costs

Hypertension with Mcc in New Mexico

MS-DRG 304: Hypertension with mcc

$32,085typical hospital bill
$12,756typical amount paid
$8,766–$13,465range paid across 3 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,085 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque12$32,085$8,766
Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces19$59,580$12,756
Unm HospitalAlbuquerque12$22,392$13,465

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.