US Health Care Costs

Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours in Idaho

MS-DRG 870: Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours

$224,962typical hospital bill
$51,217typical amount paid
$50,197–$52,238range paid across 2 hospitals

Idaho hospitals billed Medicare a typical $224,962 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterBoise11$207,425$50,197
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise12$242,499$52,238

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.