US Health Care Costs

Other Factors Influencing Health Status in Idaho

MS-DRG 951: Other factors influencing health status

$23,253typical hospital bill
$5,517typical amount paid
$5,461–$5,573range paid across 2 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $23,253 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise14$27,451$5,461
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls11$19,054$5,573

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.