Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in Iowa
MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
$28,436typical hospital bill
$7,402typical amount paid
$6,493–$12,434range paid across 19 hospitals
Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,436 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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)
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.