US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with major complications in Rhode Island

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

$42,137typical hospital bill
$16,584typical amount paid
$13,867–$21,242range paid across 5 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,137 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
Newport HospitalNewport13$33,921$13,867
Landmark Medical CenterWoonsocket12$49,286$16,146
The Miriam HospitalProvidence21$39,478$16,584
Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick13$42,137$17,572
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence123$56,039$21,242

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.