Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in Hawaii

MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours

$42,212typical hospital bill

$14,033typical amount paid

$9,801–$17,104range paid across 7 hospitals

Hawaii hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,212 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Straub Clinic and Hospital	Honolulu	28	$42,212	$9,801
Adventist Health Castle	Kailua	19	$39,546	$11,223
Pali Momi Medical Center	Aiea	32	$41,466	$13,002
Hilo Benioff Medical Center	Hilo	49	$30,852	$14,033
The Queens Medical Center	Honolulu	90	$67,760	$14,979
North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc	Kamuela	12	$55,206	$15,793
Maui Memorial Medical Center	Wailuku	16	$46,425	$17,104

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.