Inpatient stays / DRG 389
MS-DRG 389 · 1,356 hospitals · 38,697 stays
DRG 389: Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC
Medicare patients had 38,697 stays in DRG 389 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $38,925 per stay and were paid $7,916 — a ratio of 4.9 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $5,777. Average charges ran from $8,048 at the least expensive hospital to $160,200 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $22,998 and $48,202.
- 1Average charge $38,925
- 2Average paid $7,916
- 3Reporting hospitals 1,356
- 4Medicare stays 38,697
By state
Average charges for DRG 389 were highest in Nevada ($72,354) and lowest in Maryland ($11,954). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $5,443 to $10,786.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 327 | $72,354 | $7,873 | 9.2× |
| New Jersey | 1,240 | $65,482 | $8,476 | 7.7× |
| California | 3,709 | $65,296 | $10,040 | 6.5× |
| Colorado | 479 | $52,659 | $7,369 | 7.1× |
| Florida | 3,470 | $52,122 | $7,159 | 7.3× |
| New York | 1,896 | $51,721 | $10,026 | 5.2× |
| District of Columbia | 66 | $51,438 | $9,630 | 5.3× |
| Alaska | 80 | $48,996 | $10,521 | 4.7× |
| Texas | 2,519 | $46,802 | $8,043 | 5.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 1,766 | $39,934 | $7,281 | 5.5× |
| Arizona | 818 | $39,392 | $7,626 | 5.2× |
| Kansas | 409 | $39,108 | $6,657 | 5.9× |
| New Mexico | 180 | $35,629 | $7,467 | 4.8× |
| Alabama | 563 | $34,944 | $6,717 | 5.2× |
| New Hampshire | 177 | $34,624 | $7,616 | 4.5× |
| Washington | 663 | $34,378 | $8,115 | 4.2× |
| South Carolina | 753 | $33,927 | $7,276 | 4.7× |
| Georgia | 1,045 | $33,344 | $8,114 | 4.1× |
| Illinois | 1,736 | $33,266 | $8,092 | 4.1× |
| Connecticut | 406 | $32,311 | $9,117 | 3.5× |
| Tennessee | 935 | $31,615 | $7,010 | 4.5× |
| Virginia | 1,113 | $31,386 | $7,260 | 4.3× |
| Missouri | 818 | $31,219 | $6,945 | 4.5× |
| Mississippi | 438 | $30,898 | $6,411 | 4.8× |
| Oklahoma | 608 | $29,975 | $6,886 | 4.4× |
| South Dakota | 182 | $29,676 | $7,298 | 4.1× |
| Wisconsin | 717 | $28,527 | $7,097 | 4× |
| Vermont | 109 | $28,095 | $5,443 | 5.2× |
| Louisiana | 566 | $28,071 | $6,394 | 4.4× |
| Indiana | 850 | $28,047 | $6,957 | 4× |
| Rhode Island | 111 | $27,486 | $8,457 | 3.3× |
| Utah | 257 | $26,908 | $7,889 | 3.4× |
| Kentucky | 609 | $26,337 | $6,380 | 4.1× |
| North Carolina | 1,113 | $26,306 | $7,643 | 3.4× |
| Ohio | 1,427 | $26,273 | $7,035 | 3.7× |
| Wyoming | 88 | $25,620 | $9,021 | 2.8× |
| Iowa | 398 | $25,061 | $6,447 | 3.9× |
| West Virginia | 330 | $25,008 | $6,778 | 3.7× |
| Arkansas | 442 | $24,689 | $6,130 | 4× |
| Oregon | 282 | $24,659 | $8,527 | 2.9× |
| Hawaii | 111 | $24,569 | $10,159 | 2.4× |
| Nebraska | 324 | $24,314 | $7,028 | 3.5× |
| Idaho | 160 | $24,248 | $7,146 | 3.4× |
| Minnesota | 708 | $24,011 | $7,602 | 3.2× |
| Delaware | 166 | $23,725 | $7,565 | 3.1× |
| Michigan | 1,028 | $23,093 | $7,489 | 3.1× |
| Maine | 133 | $23,047 | $7,472 | 3.1× |
| Massachusetts | 1,184 | $21,049 | $8,436 | 2.5× |
| North Dakota | 119 | $19,994 | $6,750 | 3× |
| Montana | 151 | $18,532 | $6,460 | 2.9× |
| Maryland | 918 | $11,954 | $10,786 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · 11 stays | $160,200 | $10,655 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 83 stays | $147,807 | $11,501 |
| Regional Medical Center of San Jose San Jose, CA · 18 stays | $141,523 | $10,284 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 43 stays | $139,539 | $9,205 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 58 stays | $139,154 | $15,122 |
| Doctors Medical Center Modesto, CA · 11 stays | $133,665 | $8,746 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 22 stays | $131,980 | $6,936 |
| Uci Health-Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA · 14 stays | $117,857 | $7,560 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · 45 stays | $116,491 | $14,073 |
| Adventist Health Twin Cities Templeton, CA · 15 stays | $115,960 | $8,690 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 48 stays | $8,048 | $7,532 |
| Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD · 14 stays | $8,400 | $8,133 |
| Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc Lanham, MD · 22 stays | $8,552 | $8,025 |
| University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD · 40 stays | $8,879 | $8,056 |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD · 11 stays | $8,945 | $8,195 |
| Medstar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · 20 stays | $9,040 | $8,037 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · 37 stays | $9,098 | $8,159 |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · 39 stays | $9,164 | $8,286 |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · 12 stays | $9,460 | $8,460 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 43 stays | $9,623 | $8,873 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.