US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 082: Traumatic stupor and coma >1 hour with mcc

$77,039typical hospital bill
$18,643typical amount paid
$16,717–$22,772range paid across 4 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $77,039 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines16$82,454$16,717
Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City11$71,625$18,348
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines23$69,481$18,939
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City38$102,829$22,772

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.