US Health Care Costs

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

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

$52,860typical hospital bill
$15,109typical amount paid
$12,617–$17,602range paid across 2 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,860 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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 HospitalAlbuquerque13$37,027$12,617
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe16$68,692$17,602

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.