US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 176: Pulmonary embolism without mcc

$20,749typical hospital bill
$9,606typical amount paid
$9,589–$10,194range paid across 3 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,749 for this stay in 2024, about 2.2 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
The Miriam HospitalProvidence22$20,295$9,589
Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick11$20,749$9,606
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence19$30,416$10,194

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.