US Health Care Costs

Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in New Hampshire

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

$105,136typical hospital bill
$17,510typical amount paid
$15,864–$19,155range paid across 2 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $105,136 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth11$135,135$15,864
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon20$75,137$19,155

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.