US Health Care Costs

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Mcc in New York

MS-DRG 477: Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc

$295,763typical hospital bill
$45,339typical amount paid
$44,292–$46,387range paid across 2 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $295,763 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York22$261,163$44,292
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York22$330,363$46,387

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.