US Health Care Costs

Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc in Montana

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

$19,801typical hospital bill
$6,052typical amount paid
$5,927–$6,178range paid across 2 hospitals

Montana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $19,801 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Billings Clinic HospitalBillings22$16,690$5,927
St Peters HealthHelena12$22,912$6,178

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.