US Health Care Costs

Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications in Vermont

MS-DRG 699: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc

$31,384typical hospital bill
$6,102typical amount paid
$4,543–$7,660range paid across 2 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,384 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland14$27,845$4,543
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington28$34,922$7,660

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.