US Health Care Costs

Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 856: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with mcc

$201,045average hospital bill
$49,632average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $201,045, about 4.1 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City20$201,045$49,632

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.