US Health Care Costs

Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 066: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without cc/mcc

$30,817typical hospital bill
$5,328typical amount paid
$4,594–$7,500range paid across 8 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,817 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes16$24,546$4,594
Mercyone Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque13$26,676$4,864
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport14$21,256$5,071
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids17$24,992$5,150
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines21$43,463$5,506
Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City14$35,097$5,637
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines18$34,958$5,780
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City21$40,053$7,500

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.