US Health Care Costs

Urinary tract infection in Utah

MS-DRG 690: Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc

$25,468typical hospital bill
$6,976typical amount paid
$6,216–$10,286range paid across 9 hospitals

Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,468 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden18$23,818$6,216
St. George Regional HospitalSt George28$27,297$6,501
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo18$31,528$6,775
Intermountain Health Alta View HospitalSandy13$25,468$6,804
Intermountain Health Riverton HospitalRiverton15$22,373$6,976
American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork14$21,539$7,016
Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan19$26,808$7,668
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray21$33,467$9,178
University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City40$24,110$10,286

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.