US Health Care Costs

Seizures in Idaho

MS-DRG 101: Seizures without mcc

$58,306typical hospital bill
$7,695typical amount paid
$7,100–$8,144range paid across 3 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,306 for this stay in 2024, about 7.6 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
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene20$22,720$7,100
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise14$58,306$7,695
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise16$60,560$8,144

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.