US Health Care Costs

Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 300: Peripheral vascular disorders with cc

$54,160typical hospital bill
$9,600typical amount paid
$7,735–$11,650range paid across 4 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,160 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 Moines17$62,041$7,735
Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City17$51,386$9,488
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines12$47,005$9,713
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City22$56,934$11,650

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.