US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Indiana

MS-DRG 027: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$123,465typical hospital bill
$21,972typical amount paid
$18,563–$23,833range paid across 3 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,465 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne11$123,465$18,563
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis17$99,728$21,972
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis27$164,211$23,833

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.