US Health Care Costs

Kidney failure, with complications in Wyoming

MS-DRG 683: Renal failure with cc

$24,646typical hospital bill
$10,245typical amount paid
$8,392–$11,140range paid across 3 hospitals

Wyoming hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,646 for this stay in 2024, about 2.4 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
Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper71$22,474$8,392
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne46$31,564$10,245
Campbell County HealthGillette11$24,646$11,140

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.