US Health Care Costs

Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with Cc/Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 488: Knee procedures without principal diagnosis of infection with cc/mcc

$178,684average hospital bill
$18,938average amount paid

One Pennsylvania hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $178,684, about 9.4 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown12$178,684$18,938

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.