Urinary tract infection, with major complications in Hawaii

MS-DRG 689: Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc

$34,455typical hospital bill

$14,819typical amount paid

$12,072–$18,770range paid across 5 hospitals

Hawaii hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,455 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Pali Momi Medical Center	Aiea	21	$36,142	$12,072
Straub Clinic and Hospital	Honolulu	20	$34,455	$12,073
Hilo Benioff Medical Center	Hilo	23	$34,387	$14,819
The Queens Medical Center	Honolulu	39	$71,803	$18,236
Maui Memorial Medical Center	Wailuku	22	$31,320	$18,770

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.