US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Montana

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$31,822typical hospital bill
$13,487typical amount paid
$12,782–$14,193range paid across 2 hospitals

Montana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,822 for this stay in 2024, about 2.4 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. Patrick HospitalMissoula12$28,328$12,782
Billings Clinic HospitalBillings27$35,315$14,193

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.