US Health Care Costs

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 854: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with cc

$53,227typical hospital bill
$14,799typical amount paid
$13,556–$21,138range paid across 11 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,227 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines26$70,914$13,556
St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids15$39,262$13,705
Mercyone Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque12$42,390$14,152
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport16$31,430$14,577
Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge11$55,437$14,786
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines46$59,338$14,799
Mercyone Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City13$81,764$14,861
Allen HospitalWaterloo12$33,022$15,210
St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City11$53,227$15,606
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington22$42,979$16,911
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City15$79,344$21,138

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.