US Health Care Costs

Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit in New York

MS-DRG 062: Ischemic stroke, precerebral occlusion or transient ischemia with thrombolytic agent wit

$146,236typical hospital bill
$23,567typical amount paid
$19,775–$26,865range paid across 4 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $146,236 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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
Kaleida HealthBuffalo13$64,178$19,775
Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook14$124,516$23,195
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York11$245,621$23,940
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York15$167,956$26,865

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.