US Health Care Costs

Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Idaho

MS-DRG 331: Major small and large bowel procedures without cc/mcc

$53,325typical hospital bill
$14,629typical amount paid
$13,849–$18,264range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,325 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene15$49,863$13,849
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise22$53,325$14,629
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise26$126,442$18,264

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.