US Health Care Costs

Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 271: Other major cardiovascular procedures with cc

$148,259typical hospital bill
$30,247typical amount paid
$28,054–$32,073range paid across 4 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $148,259 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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 Moines13$102,335$28,054
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines25$183,435$29,224
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport13$161,448$31,270
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City14$135,069$32,073

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.