US Health Care Costs

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours in Washington

MS-DRG 207: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support >96 hours

$252,078typical hospital bill
$54,833typical amount paid
$50,835–$58,596range paid across 5 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $252,078 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett11$252,078$50,835
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma11$221,083$51,874
Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver11$179,189$54,833
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia12$309,978$57,366
Valley Medical CenterRenton18$253,427$58,596

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.