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

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

$50,064typical hospital bill

$13,534typical amount paid

$12,423–$20,119range paid across 7 hospitals

Montana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,064 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Community Medical Center	Missoula	13	$89,437	$12,423
St. Patrick Hospital	Missoula	15	$49,004	$13,131
Billings Clinic Hospital	Billings	14	$33,967	$13,431
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital	Billings	23	$50,064	$13,534
Logan Health Medical Center	Kalispell	23	$47,407	$13,749
Benefis Hospitals Inc	Great Falls	18	$53,594	$15,731
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital	Bozeman	13	$93,456	$20,119

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.