US Health Care Costs

Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc in Vermont

MS-DRG 617: Amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc

$69,620typical hospital bill
$17,574typical amount paid
$11,272–$23,876range paid across 2 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,620 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington18$61,576$11,272
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland14$77,664$23,876

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.