US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in New Mexico

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$91,281typical hospital bill
$23,971typical amount paid
$19,640–$24,743range paid across 3 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,281 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque14$65,094$19,640
San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington14$91,281$23,971
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe14$92,359$24,743

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.