US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 175: Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale

$37,600typical hospital bill
$12,687typical amount paid
$11,254–$15,189range paid across 3 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,600 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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
Newport HospitalNewport11$37,214$11,254
The Miriam HospitalProvidence24$38,860$12,687
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence25$37,600$15,189

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.