US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc in Idaho

MS-DRG 176: Pulmonary embolism without mcc

$31,609typical hospital bill
$7,570typical amount paid
$7,085–$8,068range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,609 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise12$36,415$7,085
St Joseph Regional Medical CenterLewiston14$31,609$7,570
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene12$31,363$8,068

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.