US Health Care Costs

Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 315: Other circulatory system diagnoses with cc

$44,413typical hospital bill
$7,980typical amount paid
$7,029–$13,823range paid across 4 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,413 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines20$50,952$7,029
Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City12$37,874$7,811
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines14$21,264$8,149
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City21$100,426$13,823

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.