US Health Care Costs

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Cc in Michigan

MS-DRG 478: Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with cc

$101,990typical hospital bill
$23,431typical amount paid
$20,326–$25,393range paid across 3 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $101,990 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield16$61,664$20,326
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak15$110,157$23,431
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor11$101,990$25,393

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.