Stroke, with major complications in Hawaii

MS-DRG 064: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc

$59,818typical hospital bill

$22,984typical amount paid

$18,531–$32,070range paid across 8 hospitals

Hawaii hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,818 for this stay in 2024, about 2.6 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Adventist Health Castle	Kailua	17	$52,014	$18,531
Kuakini Medical Center	Honolulu	16	$59,616	$20,086
Pali Momi Medical Center	Aiea	26	$56,483	$20,918
Straub Clinic and Hospital	Honolulu	24	$84,531	$21,138
Wilcox Memorial Hospital	Lihue	15	$60,021	$24,830
The Queens Medical Center	Honolulu	134	$134,317	$27,170
Hilo Benioff Medical Center	Hilo	28	$79,013	$31,736
Maui Memorial Medical Center	Wailuku	29	$49,815	$32,070

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.