US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with major complications in Utah

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

$67,858typical hospital bill
$15,832typical amount paid
$13,205–$25,367range paid across 8 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $67,858 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
St Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City26$84,898$13,205
Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden18$59,465$13,579
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo38$60,915$14,094
Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan13$62,492$15,157
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden38$73,224$16,506
St. George Regional HospitalSt George49$47,380$16,979
University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City56$73,812$24,151
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray41$86,055$25,367

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.