US Health Care Costs

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Mcc in Pennsylvania

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

$207,685average hospital bill
$29,589average amount paid

One Pennsylvania hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $207,685, about 7.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown17$207,685$29,589

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.