US Health Care Costs

Other Factors Influencing Health Status in Vermont

MS-DRG 951: Other factors influencing health status

$22,917typical hospital bill
$4,515typical amount paid
$4,269–$4,762range paid across 2 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,917 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland13$15,897$4,269
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington21$29,937$4,762

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.