US Health Care Costs

Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 393: Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc

$57,676typical hospital bill
$12,434typical amount paid
$11,436–$17,788range paid across 3 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,676 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport16$29,604$11,436
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines20$57,676$12,434
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City28$87,607$17,788

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.